(16:24) And when it is said to them, “What has your Lord sent down?” They say, “Legends of the former peoples,”
Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali and Muhammad Muhsin Khan,
(16:24) And when it is said to them: “What is it that your Lord has sent down (unto Muhammad SAW)?” They say: “Tales of the men of old!”
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall
(16:24) And when it is said unto them: What hath your Lord revealed? they say: (Mere) fables of the men of old,
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
(16:24) When it is said to them, “What is it that your Lord has revealed?” they say, “Tales of the ancients!”
Mohammad Habib Shakir
(16:24) And when it is said to them, what is it that your Lord has revealed? They say: Stories of the ancients;
Dr. Ghali
(16:24) And when it is said to them, “What has your Lord sent down?” they say, “Myths of the earliest (people).”
Ali Unal
(16:24) When it is said to them: “What is it that your Lord (Who sustains, protects, and raises you) has sent down (on the Messenger)?” They say: “Fables of the ancients.”
Amatul Rahman Omar
(16:24) And when these (disbelievers) are asked, `What is (in your opinion) that which your Lord has sent down?´ They say,` They are (mere) stories of the ancients.´
Literal
(16:24) And if (it) was said to them: “What (did) your Lord descend?” They said: “The firsts`/beginners` myths/baseless stories .”
Ahmed Ali
(16:24) For when they are asked: “What has your Lord sent down?” they say: “Tales of long ago.”
A. J. Arberry
(16:24) And when it is said to them, ‘What has your Lord sent down?’ they say, ‘Fairy-tales of the ancients.’
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
(16:24) And when it is said unto them: what is it that your Lord hath sent down? they say: fables of the ancient.
Maulana Mohammad Ali
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Muhammad Sarwar
(16:24) When they are asked, “What has your Lord revealed to you?” they say, “Only ancient legends”.
Hamid Abdul Aziz
(16:24) And when it is said to them, “What is it that your Lord has revealed (sent down)?” they say, “Old folks´ tales!”
Faridul Haque
(16:24) And when it is said to them, “What has your Lord sent down?”, they say, “The tales of former people.”
Talal Itani
(16:24) And when it is said to them, What has your Lord sent down? They say, Legends of the ancients.
Ahmed Raza Khan
(16:24) And when it is said to them, What has your Lord sent down?, they say, The tales of former people.
Wahiduddin Khan
(16:24) When they are asked, “What is it that your Lord has sent down?” they say, “Stories of the ancients.”
Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri
(16:24) And when it is said to them: “What is it that your Lord has revealed” They say: “Tales of the men of old!”
Ali Quli Qarai
(16:24) When they are asked, What is it that your Lord has sent down? They say, Myths of the ancients,
Hasan al-Fatih Qaribullah and Ahmad Darwish
(16:24) And if they are asked: ‘What has your Lord revealed’ they say: ‘Tales of the ancients, fairytales’
That is translated surah An Nahl ayat 24 (QS 16: 24) in arabic and english text, may be useful.
Waitha qeela lahum matha anzala rabbukum qaloo asateeru alawwaleena
