← Surah 16

16:24

وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُم مَّاذَآ أَنزَلَ رَبُّكُمْ ۙ قَالُوٓا۟ أَسَـٰطِيرُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ

Word by word

وَإِذَا
And when
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
وَPreposition — conjunction، prefix
إِذَاNoun — time adverb
قِيلَ
it is said
Verb
Root: قول
Grammar (i'rab)
قِيلَVerb — perfect، passive، 3rd masc. sing.
لَهُم
to them
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
لَPreposition — preposition، prefix
هُمNoun — pronoun، 3rd masc. plur.
مَّاذَآ
What
Noun
Grammar (i'rab)
مَّاذَآNoun — interrogative
أَنزَلَ
has your Lord sent down
Verb
Root: نزل
Grammar (i'rab)
أَنزَلَVerb — perfect، 3rd masc. sing.
رَبُّكُمْ
has your Lord sent down
Noun
Root: ربب
Grammar (i'rab)
رَبُّNoun — masculine، nominative
كُمْNoun — pronoun، suffix، 2nd masc. plur.
قَالُوٓا۟
They say
Verb
Root: قول
Grammar (i'rab)
قَالُVerb — perfect، 3rd masc. plur.
وٓا۟Noun — pronoun، suffix، 3rd masc. plur.
أَسَٰطِيرُ
Tales
Noun
Root: سطر
Grammar (i'rab)
أَسَٰطِيرُNoun — masc. plur.، nominative
ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ
(of) the ancient
Noun
Root: أول
Grammar (i'rab)
ٱلْPreposition — definite، prefix
أَوَّلِينَNoun — masc. plur.، genitive، adjective

Translation

EN

When it is said to them, "What is it that your Lord has revealed?" they say, "Tales of the ancients!"

A. Yusuf Alipublic-domain

When they are asked, ‘What has your Lord sent down?’ they say, ‘Ancient fables.’

M.A.S. Abdel Haleemall-rights-reserved

And when it is said unto them: What hath your Lord revealed? they say: (Mere) fables of the men of old,

M. Pickthallpublic-domain

And when it is said to them, "What has your Lord sent down?" they say, "Legends of the former peoples,"

Saheeh Internationalall-rights-reserved

TR

Onlara: "Rabbiniz ne indirdi?" diye sorulsa: "öncekilerin masalları" derler.

Diyanet İşleriall-rights-reserved

Onlara: "Rabbiniz ne indirdi? denildiği zaman "Öncekilerin efsanelerini" dediler.

Elmalılı Hamdi Yazırpublic-domain

Onlara “Rabbiniz ne indirdi?” dendiği zaman, “Öncekilerin masallarını!” derler.

Mehmet Okuyanall-rights-reserved

AR

وإذا سُئِل هؤلاء المشركون عمَّا نزل على النبي محمد صلى الله عليه وسلم قالوا كذبًا وزورًا: ما أتى إلا بقصص السابقين وأباطيلهم.

Tafsir al-Muyassarfree-distribution

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