Arabic Source and Roman Transliteration Arabic وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُم مَّاذَا أَنزَلَ رَبُّكُمْ قَالُوا أَسَاطِيرُ الْأَوَّلِين Transliteration Wa-itha qeela lahum matha anzala rabbukum qa loo asat eeru al-awwaleena Transliteration-2 wa-idhā qīla lahum mādhā anzala rabbukum qālū asāṭīru l-awalīn Word for Word And when it is said to them, "What has sent down your Lord? They say, "Tales (of) the ancient."
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Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning Muhammad Asad and [who], whenever they are asked, "What is it that your Sustainer has bestowed from on high?"-are wont to answer, "Fables of ancient times!" M. M. Pickthall And when it is said unto them: What hath your Lord revealed? they say: (Mere) fables of the men of old Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985) When it is said to them, "What is it that your Lord has revealed?" they say, "Tales of the ancients!" Shakir And when it is said to them, what is it that your Lord has revealed? They say: Stories of the ancients Wahiduddin Khan When they are asked, What is it that your Lord has sent down? they say, Stories of the ancients Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar And when it is said to them: What is that your Lord caused to descend, they would say: Fables of the ancient ones! T.B.Irving Whenever someone tells them: "What has your Lord sent down?", they say: "Legends by primitive people!" The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab And when it is said to them, “What has your Lord revealed?” They say, “Ancient fables!” Safi Kaskas And whenever [the arrogant] are asked, "What has your Lord sent down?" They say, "Ancient legends!" Abdul Hye And when they are asked: “What is that your Lord has sent down?” They say: “Tales of the ancient people!” The Study Quran When it is said unto them, “What has your Lord sent down?” they say, “Fables of those of old! [The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition) And if they are told: "What has your Lord sent down" They Say: "Fairytales of old." Abdel Haleem When they are asked, ‘What has your Lord sent down?’ they say, ‘Ancient fables.&rsquo Abdul Majid Daryabadi And when it is said unto them: what is it that your Lord hath sent down? they say: fables of the ancient Ahmed Ali For when they are asked: "What has your Lord sent down?" they say: "Tales of long ago." Aisha Bewley When they are asked, ´What has your Lord sent down?´ they say, ´Myths and legends of previous peoples.´ Ali Ünal When it is said to them: "What is it that your Lord (Who sustains, protects, and raises you) has sent down (on the Messenger)?" They say: "Fables of the ancients." Ali Quli Qara'i When they are told, ‘What is it that your Lord has sent down?’ They say, ‘Myths of the ancients,&rsquo Hamid S. Aziz And when it is said to them, "What is it that your Lord has revealed (sent down)?" they say, "Old folks´ tales!" Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali And when it is said to them, "What has your Lord sent down?" they say, "Myths of the earliest (people)." Muhammad Sarwar When they are asked, "What has your Lord revealed to you?" they say, "Only ancient legends" Muhammad Taqi Usmani When it is said to them, .What has your Lord sent down?. They say, .It is nothing but the tales of the ancient people Shabbir Ahmed And when it is said to them, "What has your Lord revealed?" They say, "Fables of ancient times!" (When the Qur'an is presented to them, their clergy claim that its Verses apply not to them, but only to Jews and Christians and the idolaters of Arabia) Syed Vickar Ahamed And when it is said to them, "What is it that your Lord has revealed?" They say: "Stories of the old!" Umm Muhammad (Sahih International) And when it is said to them, "What has your Lord sent down?" They say, "Legends of the former peoples," Farook Malik When they are asked: "What is it, that your Lord has revealed?" They say: "Fictitious stories of the ancients!" Dr. Munir Munshey When asked, ´What did your Lord reveal?´ they say, "(These are) tales of those gone by!" Dr. Kamal Omar And when it is said to them: “What is it that your Nourisher-Sustainer has sent down?” They said: “Written record produced by the earlier people!” Talal A. Itani (new translation) And when it is said to them, 'What has your Lord sent down?' They say, 'Legends of the ancients.' Maududi When they are asked: "What is it that your Lord has revealed?" They answer: "They are merely tales of olden times!" Ali Bakhtiari Nejad And when they are told: what did your Master send down? They say: stories of the earlier ones A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018) When it is said to them, “What is it that your Lord has revealed?” They say, “Tales of the ancients. Musharraf Hussain When it is said to them, “What has your Lord revealed?” They say, “Stories of the ancient people.” [The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition) And if they are told: "What has your Lord sent down?" They say: "Fictional tales of old! Mohammad Shafi And when they are asked, "What is it that your Lord has sent down?" They say, "Stories of the ancients."
Controversial, deprecated, or status undetermined works Bijan Moeinian when the disbelievers are asked what they are thinking about the Lord’s Revelations, they simply say: “These are nothing but good old mythologies!&rdquo Faridul Haque And when it is said to them, "What has your Lord sent down?", they say, "The tales of former people." Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah And if they are asked: 'What has your Lord revealed? ' they say: 'Tales of the ancients, fairytales! Maulana Muhammad Ali And when it is said to them, What is it that your Lord has revealed? they say, Stories of the ancients Muhammad Ahmed - Samira And if (it) was said to them: "What (did) your Lord descend?" They said: "The firsts'/beginners' myths/baseless stories ." Sher Ali And when it is said to them, `What think ye of that which your Lord has sent down?' They say, `They are but mere stories of the ancients. Rashad Khalifa When they are asked, "What do you think of these revelations from your Lord," they say, "Tales from the past." Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi) And when it is said to them What has your Lord sent down' they say 'Tales of the ancients.' Amatul Rahman Omar And when these (disbelievers) are asked, `What is (in your opinion) that which your Lord has sent down?' They say,` They are (mere) stories of the ancients. Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri And when they are asked: ‘What has your Lord sent down?’ they retort: ‘False fables of the people gone by (have been sent down). Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali And when it is said to them: "What is it that your Lord has sent down (unto Muhammad SAW)?" They say: "Tales of the men of old!"
Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works Arthur John Arberry And when it is said to them, 'What has your Lord sent down?' they say, 'Fairy-tales of the ancients. Edward Henry Palmer And when it is said to them, 'What is it that your Lord has sent down?' they say, 'Old folks' tales! George Sale And when it is said unto them, what hath your Lord sent down unto Mohammed? They answer, fables of ancient times John Medows Rodwell For when it is said to them, "What is this your Lord hath sent down?" they say, "Fables of the ancients," N J Dawood (2014) When they are asked: ‘What has your Lord revealed?‘ they say: ‘Fables of the ancients!‘
New and/or Partial Translations, and works in progress Linda “iLHam” Barto When it is said to them, “What has your Lord revealed?” they say, “Tales of the ancients!” Sayyid Qutb Whenever they are asked, 'What has your Lord bestowed from on high?' they say: 'Fables of the ancients!' Ahmed Hulusi When they are asked, “What has your Rabb revealed?” they said, “The myths of the past.” Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli And when they are asked: 'What has your Lord sent down ' They say: 'The legends of the ancients'. Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur'an al-Karim And when they are asked if they knew what Allah has revealed, or if they were referred to some illustration from the Quran, they dismiss it contemptuously with the remark: "Fables of old" Mir Aneesuddin And when it is said to them, “What has your Fosterer sent down?” They say, “Stories of the ancient,”
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