Surah Al-Mu'minun — Verse 83

The Believers · 23:83 · 83/118

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

Laqad wuAAidna nahnu waabaonahatha min qablu in hatha illa asateerual-awwaleen

Verse recitation

Translations of this verse 11

We have been promised this, we and our forefathers, before; this is not but legends of the former peoples."

We have heard such promises before, and so did our forefathers. These are just ancient fables.’

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

"Such things have been promised to us and to our fathers before! they are nothing but tales of the ancients!"

This is what has been promised to us and to our fathers before. It is nothing but the tales of the ancients.”

"Verily, this we have been promised - we and our fathers before (us)! This is only the tales of the ancients!"

We were promised such things and so were our forefathers before us. All these are no more than tales of the past."

Indeed, this [very thing] we have been promised - we and our forefathers - long ago! This is nothing but fables of ancient times!”