← Surah 16

16:24

وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُم مَّاذَآ أَنزَلَ رَبُّكُمْ ۙ قَالُوٓا۟ أَسَـٰطِيرُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ

Word by word

وَإِذَا
And when
Preposition
قِيلَ
it is said
Verb
Root: قول
لَهُم
to them
Preposition
مَّاذَآ
What
Noun
أَنزَلَ
has your Lord sent down
Verb
Root: نزل
رَبُّكُمْ
has your Lord sent down
Noun
Root: ربب
قَالُوٓا۟
They say
Verb
Root: قول
أَسَٰطِيرُ
Tales
Noun
Root: سطر
ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ
(of) the ancient
Noun
Root: أول

Translation

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

A. Yusuf Ali · EN · public-domain

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

Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır · TR · public-domain

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

Mehmet Okuyan · TR · all-rights-reserved

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

M. Pickthall · EN · public-domain