Quran 83:13 — Al-Mutaffifin, verse 13
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
when Our revelations are recited to him, he says, ‘Ancient fables!’
إِذَا تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِ آيَاتُنَا قَالَ أَسَاطِيرُ الْأَوَّلِينَ
idhā tut'lā ʿalayhi āyātunā qāla asāṭīru l-awalīna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- When our signs are recited to him, he says, 'Fairy-tales of the ancients!'
- Muhammad Asad
- [and so,] whenever Our messages are conveyed to them, they but say, "Fables of ancient times!"
- Sahih International
- When Our verses are recited to him, he says, "Legends of the former peoples."
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | إِذَاidhā | When | — |
| 2 | تُتْلَىٰtut'lā | are recited | تلو |
| 3 | عَلَيْهِʿalayhi | to him | — |
| 4 | ءَايَـٰتُنَاāyātunā | Our Verses | أيي |
| 5 | قَالَqāla | he says | قول |
| 6 | أَسَـٰطِيرُasāṭīru | Stories | سطر |
| 7 | ٱلْأَوَّلِينَl-awalīna | (of) the former (people) | أول |