بَلۡ قَالُواْ مِثۡلَ مَا قَالَ ٱلۡأَوَّلُونَ
Bal qaloo mithla ma qala alawwaloona
On the contrary they say things similar to what the ancients said.
23. Muminun · verses 81–90
سورة المؤمنونقَالُوٓاْ أَءِذَا مِتۡنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابٗا وَعِظَٰمًا أَءِنَّا لَمَبۡعُوثُونَ
Qaloo aitha mitna wakunna turaban waAAithaman ainna lamabAAoothoona
They say: "What! when we die and become dust and bones, could we really be raised up again?
لَقَدۡ وُعِدۡنَا نَحۡنُ وَءَابَآؤُنَا هَٰذَا مِن قَبۡلُ إِنۡ هَٰذَآ إِلَّآ أَسَٰطِيرُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ
Laqad wuAAidna nahnu waabaona hatha min qablu in hatha illa asateeru alawwaleena
"Such things have been promised to us and to our fathers before! they are nothing but tales of the ancients!"
قُل لِّمَنِ ٱلۡأَرۡضُ وَمَن فِيهَآ إِن كُنتُمۡ تَعۡلَمُونَ
Qul limani alardu waman feeha in kuntum taAAlamoona
Say: "To whom belong the earth and all beings therein? (say) if ye know!"
سَيَقُولُونَ لِلَّهِۚ قُلۡ أَفَلَا تَذَكَّرُونَ
Sayaqooloona lillahi qul afala tathakkaroona
They will say, "To Allah!" say: "Yet will ye not receive admonition?"
قُلۡ مَن رَّبُّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ ٱلسَّبۡعِ وَرَبُّ ٱلۡعَرۡشِ ٱلۡعَظِيمِ
Qul man rabbu alssamawati alssabAAi warabbu alAAarshi alAAatheemi
Say: "Who is the Lord of the seven heavens, and the Lord of the Throne (of Glory) Supreme?"
سَيَقُولُونَ لِلَّهِۚ قُلۡ أَفَلَا تَتَّقُونَ
Sayaqooloona lillahi qul afala tattaqoona
They will say, "(They belong) to Allah." Say: "Will ye not then be filled with awe?"
قُلۡ مَنۢ بِيَدِهِۦ مَلَكُوتُ كُلِّ شَيۡءٖ وَهُوَ يُجِيرُ وَلَا يُجَارُ عَلَيۡهِ إِن كُنتُمۡ تَعۡلَمُونَ
Qul man biyadihi malakootu kulli shayin wahuwa yujeeru wala yujaru AAalayhi in kuntum taAAlamoona
Say: "Who is it in whose hands is the governance of all things,- who protects (all), but is not protected (of any)? (say) if ye know."
سَيَقُولُونَ لِلَّهِۚ قُلۡ فَأَنَّىٰ تُسۡحَرُونَ
Sayaqooloona lillahi qul faanna tusharoona
They will say, "(It belongs) to Allah." Say: "Then how are ye deluded?"
بَلۡ أَتَيۡنَٰهُم بِٱلۡحَقِّ وَإِنَّهُمۡ لَكَٰذِبُونَ
Bal ataynahum bialhaqqi wainnahum lakathiboona
We have sent them the Truth: but they indeed practise falsehood!
