سورة المؤمنون

Surah Al-Mu’minûn 23:83

The Believers · Verse 83 of 118

لَقَدْ وُعِدْنَا نَحْنُ وَآبَاؤُنَا هَٰذَا مِنْ قَبْلُ إِنْ هَٰذَا إِلَّا أَسَاطِيرُ الْأَوَّلِينَ

Abdul Mannan Omar

`Surely, we and our forefathers have already been given such promises before. These are nothing but only fables of the former people.´

Such things have been promised to us and to our fathers before! they are nothing but tales of the ancients!

We and our fathers were promised this before; it is nothing but ancient lore!"

12 more translations

"We were already promised such things, we and our forefathers. These are no more than the fables of the ancients."

Assuredly this we have been promised--we and our fathers-- aforetime: naught is this but the fables of the ancients.

"Indeed this promise was given to us and before us to our forefathers – this is nothing but stories of earlier people."

We are indeed promised this, and (so were) our fathers before. This is naught but stories of those of old!

`This is what we have been promised before, we and our fathers. This is nothing but fables of the ancients.'

Indeed, this [very thing] we have been promised - we and our forefathers - long ago! This is nothing but fables of ancient times!"

Verily, this we have been promised, we and our fathers before (us)! This is only the tales of the ancients!

We were already promised this, we and our forefathers. Lo! this is naught but fables of the men of old.

Our fathers and we have been given such promises before. These are no more than ancient legends."

Certainly we are promised this, and (so were) our fathers aforetime; this is naught but stories of those of old.

Such promises were given to us and to our parents in the past. These are no more than tales from the past.

Indeed, this we have been promised, we and our forefathers, long ago. These are nothing but tales of the ancient."