الْاَنْفَالِ

Surah Al-Anfal, ayah 31

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8:31

وَاِذَا تُتْلٰى عَلَیْهِمْ اٰیَاتُنَا قَالُوا قَدْ سَمِعْنَا لَوْ نَشَٓاءُ لَقُلْنَا مِثْلَ هٰذَٓاۙ اِنْ هٰذَٓا اِلَّٓا اَسَاطٖیرُ الْاَوَّلٖینَ

Waitha tutla AAalayhim ayatuna qaloo qad samiAAna law nashao laqulna mithla hatha in hatha illa asateeru alawwaleena

Translations

And when Our verses are recited to them, they say, "We have heard. If we willed, we could say [something] like this. This is not but legends of the former peoples

Saheeh International

And when Our revelations are recited unto them they say: We have heard. If we wish we can speak the like of this. Lo! this is naught but fables of the men of old

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