سورة النَّمل

Surah Al-Naml 27:68

The Tribe of Naml-Namlites · Verse 68 of 93

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

Abdul Mannan Omar

`We have been surely given this promise once before (this) and also our forefathers. But such a thing is nothing but tales of the ancients.´

It is true we were promised this,- we and our fathers before (us): these are nothing but tales of the ancients.î

Indeed we and our fathers had been promised this before. It is nothing but the earlier people´s lore."

12 more translations

"We have certainly been threatened with this before, we and our forefathers. This is nothing but fables of the ancients!"

Assuredly we have been promised this aforetime, we and our fathers. Naught is this but fables of the ancients.

“Indeed this promise was given to us, and before us to our forefathers - this is nothing but stories of former people.”

We have certainly been promised this -- we and our fathers before; these are naught but stories of the ancients!

`We were surely promised this before - we and our fathers; this is nothing but tales of the ancients.'

Indeed, we were promised this - we and our forefathers - in the past as well; it is nothing but fables of ancient times!"

Indeed we were promised this, we and our forefathers before, Verily, these are nothing but tales of ancients.

We were promised this, forsooth, we and our fathers. (All) this is naught but fables of the men of old.

It was promised to us and to our fathers before us. It is only ancient legends."

We have certainly been promised this, we and our fathers before; these are naught but stories of the ancients

We have been given the same promise in the past. These are nothing but tales from the past.

Yes, we were promised this, and our fathers before us. But these are nothing but tales of the ancients.”