Surah An-Nahl (النحل) • The Bee

Quran 16:24

16:24

وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُم مَّاذَآ أَنزَلَ رَبُّكُمْ ۙ قَالُوٓا۟ أَسَـٰطِيرُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ

wa-idhā qīla lahum mādhā anzala rabbukum qālū asāṭīru l-awalīna

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

— Saheeh International

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

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

And when it is said to them: "What is it that your Lord has sent down (unto Muhammad صلى الله عليه و سلم)?" They say: "Tales of the men of old!"

— Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali

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وَإِذَاwa-idhāAnd when
قِيلَqīlait is said
لَهُمlahumto them
مَّاذَآmādhāWhat
أَنزَلَanzalahas your Lord sent down
رَبُّكُمْۙrabbukumhas your Lord sent down
قَالُوٓا۟qālūThey say
أَسَـٰطِيرُasāṭīruTales
ٱلْأَوَّلِينَl-awalīna(of) the ancient