Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
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| Muhammad Asad | | And they say, “Fables of ancient times which he has caused to be written down, so that they might be read out to him at morn and evening!&rdquo |  |
M. M. Pickthall | | And they say: Fables of the men of old which he hath had written down so that they are dictated to him morn and evening | |
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985) | | And they say: "Tales of the ancients, which he has caused to be written: and they are dictated before him morning and evening." | |
Shakir | | And they say: The stories of the ancients-- he has got them written-- so these are read out to him morning and evening | |
Wahiduddin Khan | | They say, It is just fables of the ancients, which he has had written down. They are dictated to him morning and evening | |
| Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar | | And they said: Fables of the ancient ones that he caused to be written down! And they are to be related from memory to him at early morning dawn and eventide. | |
| T.B.Irving | | They say: "He has had legends by primitive men written down; they are dictated to him in the early morning and evening!" | |
| The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab | | And they say, “˹These revelations are only˺ ancient fables which he has had written down, and they are rehearsed to him morning and evening.” | |
| Safi Kaskas | | They [also] say, "These are just legends of the ancients that he [directed to be] written down and dictated to him morning and evening." | |
| Abdul Hye | | And they say: “These are the tales of the ancients which he has written down, and they are dictated to him morning and afternoon.” | |
| The Study Quran | | And they say, “They are fables of those of old which he has had written down, and they are recited to him morning and evening. | |
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition) | | And they said: "Tales of the people of old, he wrote them down while they were being dictated to him morning and evening." | |
Abdel Haleem | | and they say, ‘It is just ancient fables, which he has had written down: they are dictated to him morning and evening.&rsquo | |
Abdul Majid Daryabadi | | And they say: fables of the ancients which he hath had written down, so they are dictated unto him, morning and evening | |
Ahmed Ali | | And they say: "These are fables of antiquity he has invented, which are dictated to him morning and evening." | |
Aisha Bewley | | They say, ´It is myths of previous peoples which he has had transcribed and which are read out to him in the morning and the evening.´ | |
Ali Ünal | | They also say: "(It consists of) only fables of the ancients which he has got written. They are being read to him in early mornings and evenings (while people are at home)." | |
Ali Quli Qara'i | | They say, ‘He has taken down myths of the ancients, and they are dictated to him morning and evening.&rsquo | |
Hamid S. Aziz | | And they say, "Old folks´ tales, which he has written down while they are dictated to him morning and evening." | |
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali | | And they have said, "Myths of the earliest (people) that he has had written down so that they are dictated to him before sunrise and at nightfall." | |
Muhammad Sarwar | | They have also said, "It ,(the Quran), is only ancient legends, which were written down while they were dictated to him in the mornings and the evenings" | |
Muhammad Taqi Usmani | | And they said, .(These are) the tales of the ancients he (the messenger) has caused to be written, and they are read out to him at morn and eve | |
Shabbir Ahmed | | And they say, "Fables of ancient times which he has written down as they are dictated to him morning and evening." | |
Syed Vickar Ahamed | | And they say: "Stories of the old times, which he has made to be written: And they are dictated before him morning and afternoon." | |
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International) | | And they say, "Legends of the former peoples which he has written down, and they are dictated to him morning and afternoon." | |
Farook Malik | | And they say: "These are the stories of the ancients which he has copied down from what is read to him day and night." | |
| Dr. Munir Munshey | | They say, "Tales of people long gone! He has written them down. (These tales) are dictated to him morning and evening." | |
| Dr. Kamal Omar | | And they (also) said: “Writings of the earlier people which he has got written down, then these are reproduced before him morning and evening.” | |
| Talal A. Itani (new translation) | | And they say, 'Tales of the ancients; he wrote them down; they are dictated to him morning and evening.' | |
Maududi | | They say, "These things are the writings of the ancients which he has got copied down for himself, and then these are recited to him in the morning and evening.´´ | |
| Ali Bakhtiari Nejad | | And they said: (these are) stories of the earlier ones that he copied it and it is dictated to him morning and afternoon | |
| A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018) | | And they say, “Tales of the ancients, has he written, and they are dictated before him morning and evening. | |
| Musharraf Hussain | | And they said, “These are the tales of the ancients he has written down, that were dictated to him morning and evening.” | |
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition) | | And they said: "Fictional tales of old! He wrote them down while they were being dictated to him morning and evening. | |
| Mohammad Shafi | | And they say, "Fables of the ancients! He has had written these down which then are rehearsed to him morning and evening." | |
Controversial, deprecated, or status undetermined works
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Bijan Moeinian | | The unbeliever say: “Qur’an is nothing but ancient stories/ myths given to him in writing early in the morning and at night (when nobody witnesses it).&rdquo | |
| Faridul Haque | | And they said, “These are stories of the former people, which he has written down, so they are read to him morning and evening.&rdquo | |
| Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah | | They say: 'He has written tales of the ancients, they are recited to him at dawn and at the evening. | |
Maulana Muhammad Ali | | And they say: Stories of the ancients, which he has got written, so they are read out to him morning and evening | |
| Muhammad Ahmed - Samira | | And they said: "The first's/beginner's myths/baseless stories , he wrote it, so it is being dictated on (to) him early mornings and evening to sunset ." | |
Sher Ali | | And they say, `These are fables of the ancient; and he has got them written down and they are read out to him morning and evening. | |
Rashad Khalifa | | They also said, "Tales from the past that he wrote down; they were dictated to him day and night." | |
| Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi) | | And they said, 'these are fables of the ancients which he has written, so that they are read to him morning and evening. | |
Amatul Rahman Omar | | They (also) say, `(This Qur'an consists of) fables of the ancients that he has got written down and now they are read out to him morning and evening. | |
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri | | And they say: ‘(This Qur’an comprises) fables of the ancients which this man has got written; then these (fables) are recited to him morning and evening (in order to memorize and narrate further). | |
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali | | And they say: "Tales of the ancients, which he has written down, and they are dictated to him morning and afternoon." | |
