Quran 23:81 — Al-Muminoon, verse 81
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
But, like others before them,
بَلْ قَالُوا مِثْلَ مَا قَالَ الْأَوَّلُونَ
bal qālū mith'la mā qāla l-awalūna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Nay, but they said the like of what the ancients said.
- Muhammad Asad
- But nay, they speak as the people of olden times did speak:
- Sahih International
- Rather, they say like what the former peoples said.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | بَلْbal | Nay | — |
| 2 | قَالُوا۟qālū | they say | قول |
| 3 | مِثْلَmith'la | (the) like | مثل |
| 4 | مَاmā | (of) what | — |
| 5 | قَالَqāla | said | قول |
| 6 | ٱلْأَوَّلُونَl-awalūna | the former (people) | أول |