Rather, they say like what the former peoples said. (23:81)

﴿بَلْ قَالُوا مِثْلَ مَا قَالَ الْأَوَّلُونَ﴾
[ المؤمنون: 81]

23:81 Rather, they say like what the former peoples said.

But they said what their forefathers and predecessors in disbelief said.

Nay, but they say the like of what the men of old said.

phonetic Transliteration

Bal qaloo mithla ma qala alawwaloona

Abdullah Yusuf Ali - Translation

On the contrary they say things similar to what the ancients said.

Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri

Nay, but they say the like of what the men of old said.

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