إِذَا تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِ ءَايَٰتُنَا قَالَ أَسَٰطِيرُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)idhaa tutlaa 'alayhi aayaatunaa qaala asaateeru l-'awwaleen
DIN 31635ʾiḏā tutlā ʿalayhi ʾāyātunā qāla ʾasāṭīru l-ʾawwalīna
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
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When our signs are rehearsed unto him, he saith, they are fables of the ancients
Translation George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an ·1734 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
When Our Verses are recited to him, he says, "Myths of the ancients!"
Talal Itani, ClearQuran ·ClearQuran, "God" edition, EPUB·Talal Itani / ClearQuran.com ·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International·retrieved 7 Sep 2026
Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com https://clearquran.com
That, when Our revelations are recited unto him, he saith: Mere fables of the men of old
Translation Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran·Public domain — copyright term expired
Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran ·1930 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
When our signs are recited to him he says, 'Old folks' tales
Translation Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an ·1880 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Who when our wondrous verses are recited to him saith - "Fables of the ancients
Translation John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an ·1861 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Kur t’i lexohen ajetet Tona, thotë: “Këto janë përralla të të parëve!”
যখন তার কাছে আমার আয়াতসমূহ তিলাওয়াত করা হয় তখন সে বলে, ‘এগুলো পূর্ববর্তীদের কল্পকাহিনীমাত্র’।
koji govori, kad mu se ajeti Naši kazuju: “To su samo naroda drevnih priče!”
koji govori, kad mu se ajeti Naši kazuju: “To su samo naroda drevnih priče!”
Si aayeeje amen ɗeen janngaama e [tawnde] makko, o wi'a: "Ko tinndi adinooɓe".
როცა მას ჩვენი აიათები წაეკითხება, იტყვის: «წინაპართა ზღაპრებია!»
Wenn ihm Unsere Zeichen verlesen werden, sagt er: „(Es sind) Fabeln der Früheren.“
Όταν τα Εδάφιά Μας (του Κορ'αν) απαγγέλλονται σ’ αυτόν, λέει (διαψεύδοντάς τα): «Θρύλοι των αρχαίων!»
जब उसके सामने हमारी आयतें पढ़ी जाती हैं, तो कहता है : यह पहले लोगों की (कल्पित) कहानियाँ हैं।
se gli vengono recitati i Nostri segni, dice: «Sono favole degli antichi!»
15. Kai Mūsų eilutės yra recituojamos jam, jis sako: „Ankstesniųjų žmonių legendos.“
Yeroo keeyyattoonni Keenya isa irratti dubbifamtu, "(kun) ogbarruu warra duriiti" jedhe.
Когда ему читаются Наши аяты, он говорит: «Легенды прежних народов!»
који говори, кад му се речи Наше казују: „То су само приче древних народа!“
Anaposomewa Aya zetu, husema: "(Hizi ni) simulizi za uongo za watu wa zamani!"
När våra verser läses för honom, säger han: ”Det där är bara gamla sagor!”
Karşısında ayetlerimiz okunduğunda “öncekilerin masallarıdır” der.
جب اس کے سامنے ہماری آیتیں پڑھی جاتی ہیں تو کہہ دیتا ہے کہ یہ تو اگلوں کے قصے ہیں.
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عُتُلٍّۭ بَعْدَ ذَٰلِكَ زَنِيمٍ
Easy-read (simplified)'utullin ba'da dhaalika zaneem
DIN 31635ʿutullin baʿda ḏālika zanīmin
The translators word this verse differently
Rude and fake besides.
Greedy therewithal, intrusive
rude, and base-born too
Harsh - beside this, impure by birth
cruel, and besides this, of spurious birth
أَن كَانَ ذَا مَالٍ وَبَنِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)an kaana dhaa maalin wabaneen
DIN 31635ʾan kāna ḏā mālin wabanīna
The translators word this verse differently
Just because he has money and children.
It is because he is possessed of wealth and children
though he have wealth and sons
Though a man of riches and blessed with sons
Although he be possessed of wealth and many children
68:15 — the verse above
سَنَسِمُهُۥ عَلَى ٱلْخُرْطُومِ
Easy-read (simplified)sanasimuhu 'alaa l-khurtoom
DIN 31635sanasimuhu ʿalā l-ḫurṭūmi
We will brand him on the muzzle.
We shall brand him on the nose
We will brand him on the snout
We will brand him on the nostrils
We will stigmatize him on the nose
إِنَّا بَلَوْنَٰهُمْ كَمَا بَلَوْنَآ أَصْحَٰبَ ٱلْجَنَّةِ إِذْ أَقْسَمُوا۟ لَيَصْرِمُنَّهَا مُصْبِحِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)innaa balawnaahum kamaa balawnaa ashaaba l-jannati idh aqsamoo layasrimunnahaa musbiheen
DIN 31635ʾinnā balawnāhum kamā balawnā ʾaṣḥāba l-ǧannati ʾiḏ ʾaqsamū layaṣrimunnahā muṣbiḥīna
We tested them, as We tested the owners of the garden, when they vowed to harvest it in the morning.
Lo! We have tried them as We tried the owners of the garden when they vowed that they would pluck its fruit next morning
Verily, we have tried them as we tried the fellows of the garden when they swore, 'We will cut its fruit at morn
Verily, we have proved them (the Meccans) as we proved the owners of the garden, when they swore that at morn they would cut its fruits
Verily We have tried the Meccans, as We formerly tried the owners of the garden; when they swore that they would gather the fruit thereof in the morning
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
إِذَا تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِ آيَاتُنَا قَالَ أَسَاطِيرُ الْأَوَّلِينَ
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
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SourceTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
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