Surah Al-Qalam 68:15 — translation and meaning

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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 are read to him, he says, “This are the tales written of the people of the past.”

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

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