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Quran 21:5

Surah Al-Anbiya (The Prophets), verse 5 of 112 · Juz 17

بَلْ قَالُوٓا۟ أَضْغَـٰثُ أَحْلَـٰمٍۭ بَلِ ٱفْتَرَىٰهُ بَلْ هُوَ شَاعِرٌ فَلْيَأْتِنَا بِـَٔايَةٍ كَمَآ أُرْسِلَ ٱلْأَوَّلُونَ

Translations of Quran 21:5
EnglishTalal Itani

And they said, “A jumble of dreams,” and, “He made it up,” and, “He is a poet.” “Let him bring us a sign, like those sent to the ancients.”

EnglishPickthall, 1930

Nay, say they, (these are but) muddled dreams; nay, he hath but invented it; nay, he is but a poet. Let him bring us a portent even as those of old (who were Allah's messengers) were sent (with portents).

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Dediler: adgâsü ahlâm, yok onu uydurdu, yok o bir şâir, yoksa bize evvelkilerin gönderildikleri gibi bir âyet getirsin

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Bien plus, ils disent : Ce n’est qu’un amas de rêves ; c’est lui qui l’a inventé (le Koran) ; c’est un poëte ; qu’il nous fasse voir un miracle, comme les envoyés d’autrefois en faisaient.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

Maar zij zeggen: De Koran is een weefsel van droomen; hij heeft dien uitgedacht; hij is een dichter; laat hem dus met een wonder tot ons komen, op dezelfde wijze als de vroegere profeten werden gezonden.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Dicono di più: È un ammasso di sogni: è desso che l’ha inventato (il Corano); è un poeta; che ci faccia vedere un miracolo, come gli apostoli facevano.

Arabic: Tanzil Project. English: Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com. Other translations: public domain editions, listed in Sources.