The Spoils of War
8. Al-Anfāl
الأنفال
al-Anfāl (The Spoils)
ٱلْأَنْفَال
8:31
وَإِذَا
تُتْلَى
عَلَيْهِمْ
آيَاتُنَا
قَالُوا
قَدْ
سَمِعْنَا
لَوْ
نَشَاءُ
لَقُلْنَا
مِثْلَ
هَذَا
إِنْ
هَذَا
إِلَّا
أَسَاطِيرُ
الْأَوَّلِينَ
wa-ʾidhā tutlā ʿalayhim ʾāyātunā qālū qad samiʿnā law nashāʾu la-qulnā mithla hādhā ʾin hādhā ʾillā ʾasāṭīru l-ʾawwalīna
When Our revelations are recited to them (the unbelievers), they say, "We have heard them. Had we wanted, we could also have composed such statements; they are no more than ancient legends."