إِذَا تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِ آيَاتُنَا قَالَ أَسَاطِيرُ الْأَوَّلِينَ
Ahmed Ali
When Our revelations are recited before him, he says: "These are fables of long ago."
Ahmed Raza Khan
When you recite Our verses to him, he says, “Stories of earlier men!”
Arberry
When our signs are recited to him, he says, 'Fairy-tales of the ancients!'
Asad
[and so,] whenever Our messages are conveyed to them, they but say, "Fables of ancient times!"
Daryabadi
And when Our revelations are rehearsed Unto him, she saith:'fables of the ancients!
Hilali & Khan
When Our Verses (of the Quran) are recited to him he says: "Tales of the ancients!"
ClearQuran - God
When Our revelations are recited to him, he says, “Legends of the ancients.”
ClearQuran - Allah
When Our revelations are recited to him, he says, “Legends of the ancients.”
Community - God
When Our Verses are read to him, he says, “Legends of the ancients.”
Community - Allah
When Our Verses are read to him, he says, “Legends of the ancients.”
Khattab
Whenever Our revelations are recited to them, they say, “Ancient fables!”
Maududi
who, when Our verses are recited to him, says: “Mere tales of olden times!”
Mubarakpuri
When Our Ayat are recited to him, he says: "Tales of the ancients!"
Pickthall
Who, when thou readest unto him Our revelations, saith: (Mere) fables of the men of old.
Qarai
When Our signs are recited to him, he says, ‘Myths of the ancients!’
Qaribullah & Darwish
When Our verses are recited to him, he says: 'Fictitious tales of the ancients'
Saheeh International
When Our verses are recited to him, he says, "Legends of the former peoples."
Sarwar
who, when listening to Our revelations, say, "These are only ancient legends".
Shakir
When Our communications are recited to him, he says: Stories of those of yore.
Transliteration
Itha tutla AAalayhi ayatuna qala asateeru alawwaleena
Transliteration 2
idhā tut'lā ʿalayhi āyātunā qāla asāṭīru l-awalīna
Wahiduddin Khan
When Our revelations are conveyed to him, he says, "Fables of the ancients!"
Yusuf Ali
When Our Signs are rehearsed to him, he says, "Tales of the ancients!"
: