The Quran

سورة القَلَم

Surah Al-Qalam 68:15

The Pen · Verse 15 of 52

إِذَا تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِ آيَاتُنَا قَالَ أَسَاطِيرُ الْأَوَّلِينَ

Abdul Mannan Omar

When Our Messages are recited to him he says, `(These are mere) stories of the ancients (so outdated rubbish).´

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

When to him are rehearsed Our Signs, "Tales of the ancients", he cries!

Ahmed Ali

When you recite Our revelations to him, he says: "These are fables of long ago."

12 more translations

Ali Unal

When Our Revelations are recited to him, he says: "Fables of the ancients."

Daryabadi

When Our revelations are rehearsed Unto him, he saith: fables of the ancients.

Faridul Haque

When Our verses are recited to him, he says, “These are stories of earlier people.”

Maulana Muhammad Ali

When Our messages are recited to him, he says: Stories of those of yore!

Maulvi Sher Ali

When our Signs are recited unto him, he say, `Tales of the ancients.'

Muhammad Asad

that, whenever Our messages are conveyed to him, such a one says, "Fables of ancient times"?

Muhammad Musin Khan

When Our Verses (of the Qur'an) are recited to him, he says: "Tales of the men of old!"

Muhammad Pickthall

That, when Our revelations are recited unto him, he saith: Mere fables of the men of old.

Muhammad Sarwar

he says, "These are ancient legends".

Muhammed ali Shakir

When Our communications are recited to him, he says: Stories of those of yore.

Rashad Khalifa

When our revelations are recited to him, he says, "Tales from the past!"

Shabbir Ahmed

Says, “Fables of ancient times”, whenever Our messages are conveyed to him.