Quran 16:24 — An-Nahl, verse 24
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
When they are asked, ‘What has your Lord sent down?’ they say, ‘Ancient fables.’
وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمْ مَاذَا أَنْزَلَ رَبُّكُمْ ۙ قَالُوا أَسَاطِيرُ الْأَوَّلِينَ
wa-idhā qīla lahum mādhā anzala rabbukum qālū asāṭīru l-awalīna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- And when it is said to them, 'What has your Lord sent down?' they say, 'Fairy-tales of the ancients.'
- Muhammad Asad
- and [who], whenever they are asked, "What is it that your Sustainer has bestowed from on high?"-are wont to answer, "Fables of ancient times!"
- Sahih International
- And when it is said to them, "What has your Lord sent down?" they say, "Legends of the former peoples,"
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَإِذَاwa-idhā | And when | — |
| 2 | قِيلَqīla | it is said | قول |
| 3 | لَهُمlahum | to them | — |
| 4 | مَّاذَآmādhā | What | — |
| 5 | أَنزَلَanzala | has your Lord sent down | نزل |
| 6 | رَبُّكُمْ ۙrabbukum | has your Lord sent down | ربب |
| 7 | قَالُوٓا۟qālū | They say | قول |
| 8 | أَسَـٰطِيرُasāṭīru | Tales | سطر |
| 9 | ٱلْأَوَّلِينَl-awalīna | (of) the ancient | أول |