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Quran 23:83

Surah Al-Mu'minun (The Believers), verse 83 of 118 · Juz 18

لَقَدْ وُعِدْنَا نَحْنُ وَءَابَآؤُنَا هَـٰذَا مِن قَبْلُ إِنْ هَـٰذَآ إِلَّآ أَسَـٰطِيرُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ

Translations of Quran 23:83
EnglishTalal Itani

We were promised this before—we and our ancestors—these are nothing but legends of the ancients.”

EnglishPickthall, 1930

We were already promised this, we and our forefathers. Lo! this is naught but fables of the men of old.

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Yemîn ederiz ki bize de, atalarımıza da bu, bundan evvel va'dolundu, bu eskilerin masallarından başka bir şey değil» dediler

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

On nous le disait déjà autrefois, ainsi qu’à nos pères ; ce sont des contes des temps anciens.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

Wij zijn daarmede reeds bedreigd geworden, evenals vroeger onze vaderen; dit zijn slechts oude fabelen.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Ci fu già detto altra volta, ed anche ai nostri padri; sono racconti dei tempi antichi.

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