Al-Anbiya 21:5

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بَلْ قَالُوا أَضْغَاثُ أَحْلَامٍ بَلِ افْتَرَاهُ بَلْ هُوَ شَاعِرٌ فَلْيَأْتِنَا بِآيَةٍ كَمَا أُرْسِلَ الْأَوَّلُونَ

القرآن الكريم

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And they said, “A jumble of dreams,” and, “He made it up,” and, “He is a poet.” “Let him bring us a sign, like those sent to the ancients.”

ClearQuran • Talal Itani • Allah

And they said, “A jumble of dreams,” and, “He made it up,” and, “He is a poet.” “Let him bring us a sign, like those sent to the ancients.”

ClearQuran • Talal Itani • God

But they say, "These are just mixed-up dreams. No, he made it up. No, he's just a poet. Let him bring us a miracle, like the ones sent to people long ago."

ClearQuran for Kids • Talal Itani

But they say, "These are just confused dreams," or "He made it all up," or "He's a poet. Let him bring us a miracle, like the ones sent to people long ago."

ClearQuran for Teens • Talal Itani

Rather, they said, “Jumbled dreams!” Rather, “He fabricated it!” Rather, “He is a poet! Let him bring us a miracle as the earlier ones were sent with.”

ClearQuran • AI-assisted

And they said, “A jumble of dreams,” and, “He made it up,” and, “He is a poet,” “Let him bring us a miracle, like those sent to the ancients.”

Community • Allah

And they said, “A jumble of dreams,” and, “He made it up,” and, “He is a poet,” “Let him bring us a miracle, like those sent to the ancients.”

Community • God

But they say, "[The revelation is but] a mixture of false dreams; rather, he has invented it; rather, he is a poet. So let him bring us a sign just as the previous [messengers] were sent [with miracles]."

Saheeh International

Nay, they say: "These (revelations of the Qur’ân which are revealed to Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) are mixed up false dreams! Nay, he has invented them! - Nay, he is a poet! Let him then bring us an Ayâh (sign as a proof) like the ones (Prophets) the former were sent (with)!"

Hilali and Khan

Yet they say, “This [Qur’an] is a set of jumbled dreams! Rather, he has fabricated it! Rather, he is a poet! So let him bring us a sign just as the earlier messengers were sent with.”

Rowwad Translation Center

"Nay," they say, "(these are) medleys of dream! - Nay, He forged it! - Nay, He is (but) a poet! Let him then bring us a Sign like the ones that were sent to (Prophets) of old!"

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Nay, say they, (these are but) muddled dreams; nay, he hath but invented it; nay, he is but a poet. Let him bring us a portent even as those of old (who were Allah's messengers) were sent (with portents).

Marmaduke Pickthall

Some say, "These are his confused dreams." Others say, "He has invented it himself," and yet others say, "He is a poet. Let him bring us a sign as previous messengers did."

Wahiduddin Khan

They say: "Nay, these are confused dreams; nay, he has forged it; nay, he is a poet. So let him bring us a sign, even as the Messengers of the past were sent with signs."

Abul A'la Maududi

But they said, ‘[They are] muddled dreams!’ ‘Indeed, he has fabricated it!’ ‘Indeed, he is a poet!’ ‘Let him bring us a sign, like those sent to the former generations.’

Ali Quli Qarai

Bal qaloo adghathu ahlamin bali iftarahu bal huwa shaAAirun falyatina biayatin kama orsila alawwaloona

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