68:15
إِذَا تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِ آيَاتُنَا قَالَ أَسَاطِيرُ الْأَوَّلِينَ
Transliteration:
Itha tutla AAalayhi ayatuna qala asateeru al-awwaleena
Word by Word:
When are recited to him Our Verses, he says, "Stories (of) the former (people)."
Translations:
that, whenever Our messages are conveyed to him, such a one says, "Fables of ancient times"?
When to him are rehearsed Our Signs, "Tales of the ancients", he cries!
That, when Our revelations are recited unto him, he saith: Mere fables of the men of old.
When Our messages are recited to him, he says: Stories of those of yore!
When Our verses are recited to him, he says, "Legends of the former peoples."