وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُم مَّاذَآ أَنزَلَ رَبُّكُمۡ قَالُوٓاْ أَسَٰطِيرُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ ٢٤
And when it is said to them, "What has your Lord sent down?" they say, "Legends of the former peoples,"
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- وَإِذَاAnd whenwa-idhā
- قِيلَit is saidqīla
- لَهُمto themlahum
- مَّاذَآWhatmādhā
- أَنزَلَhas your Lord sent downanzala
- رَبُّكُمۡhas your Lord sent downrabbukum
- قَالُوٓاْThey sayqālū
- أَسَٰطِيرُTalesasāṭīru
- ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ(of) the ancientl-awalīna
Tafsir
When these people who deny the oneness of the Creator and who reject the resurrection are asked: What did Allah reveal to Muhammad (peace be upon him)? They say: He did not reveal anything to him. It is only that he himself has brought stories and fables of the earlier ones.
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran