83:13
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:
[and so,] whenever Our messages are conveyed to them, they but say, "Fables of ancient times!"
When Our Signs are rehearsed to him, he says, "Tales of the ancients!"
Who, when thou readest unto him Our revelations, 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."