← Surah 16

16:24

وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُم مَّاذَآ أَنزَلَ رَبُّكُمْ ۙ قَالُوٓا۟ أَسَـٰطِيرُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ

Word by word

وَإِذَا
And when
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
وَPrepositionconjunction، prefix
إِذَاNountime adverb
قِيلَ
it is said
Verb
Root: قول
Grammar (i'rab)
قِيلَVerbperfect، passive، 3rd masc. sing.
لَهُم
to them
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
لَPrepositionpreposition، prefix
هُمNounpronoun، 3rd masc. plur.
مَّاذَآ
What
Noun
Grammar (i'rab)
مَّاذَآNouninterrogative
أَنزَلَ
has your Lord sent down
Verb
Root: نزل
Grammar (i'rab)
أَنزَلَVerbperfect، 3rd masc. sing.
رَبُّكُمْ
has your Lord sent down
Noun
Root: ربب
Grammar (i'rab)
رَبُّNounmasculine، nominative
كُمْNounpronoun، suffix، 2nd masc. plur.
قَالُوٓا۟
They say
Verb
Root: قول
Grammar (i'rab)
قَالُVerbperfect، 3rd masc. plur.
وٓا۟Nounpronoun، suffix، 3rd masc. plur.
أَسَٰطِيرُ
Tales
Noun
Root: سطر
Grammar (i'rab)
أَسَٰطِيرُNounmasc. plur.، nominative
ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ
(of) the ancient
Noun
Root: أول
Grammar (i'rab)
ٱلْPrepositiondefinite، prefix
أَوَّلِينَNounmasc. plur.، genitive، adjective

Translation

EN

When it is said to them, "What is it that your Lord has revealed?" they say, "Tales of the ancients!"

A. Yusuf Alipublic-domain

When they are asked, ‘What has your Lord sent down?’ they say, ‘Ancient fables.’

M.A.S. Abdel Haleemall-rights-reserved

And when it is said unto them: What hath your Lord revealed? they say: (Mere) fables of the men of old,

M. Pickthallpublic-domain

And when it is said to them, "What has your Lord sent down?" they say, "Legends of the former peoples,"

Saheeh Internationalall-rights-reserved

TR

Onlara: "Rabbiniz ne indirdi?" diye sorulsa: "öncekilerin masalları" derler.

Diyanet İşleriall-rights-reserved

Onlara: "Rabbiniz ne indirdi? denildiği zaman "Öncekilerin efsanelerini" dediler.

Elmalılı Hamdi Yazırpublic-domain

Onlara “Rabbiniz ne indirdi?” dendiği zaman, “Öncekilerin masallarını!” derler.

Mehmet Okuyanall-rights-reserved

AR

وإذا سُئِل هؤلاء المشركون عمَّا نزل على النبي محمد صلى الله عليه وسلم قالوا كذبًا وزورًا: ما أتى إلا بقصص السابقين وأباطيلهم.

Tafsir al-Muyassarfree-distribution

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