Surah Al-Mutaffifin 83:13 — translation and meaning

المطففين · Verse 13 / 36 · Page 588

إِذَا تُتْلَى عَلَيْهِ آيَاتُنَا قَالَ أَسَاطِيرُ الْأَوَّلِينَ

Word by Word

إِذَا
idha
When
تُتْلَى
tut'la
are recited
عَلَيْهِ
alayhi
to him
آيَاتُنَا
ayatuna
Our Verses
قَالَ
qala
he says
أَسَاطِيرُ
asatiru
Stories
الْأَوَّلِينَ
al-awalina
(of) the former (people)

Transliteration

Izaa tutlaa'alaihi aayaatunaa qaala asaateerul awwaleen

Translation

When Our verses are recited to him, he says, "Legends of the former peoples."

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

When My verses revealed to My messenger are recited to him, he says: These are stories of the earlier nations and are not from Allah.

Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.

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