The Bee 16:24

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Arabic English Morphology
وَإِذَا wa-idhā
And when Noun
قِيلَ qīla
it is said V
لَهُم lahum
to them Noun
What Noun
has your Lord sent down V
has your Lord sent down Noun
They say V
أَسَٰطِيرُ asāṭīru
Tales Noun
(of) the ancient Noun

When they are asked, ‘What has your Lord sent down?’ they say, ‘Ancient fables.’

— Abdel Haleem

Arabic Text

وَإِذَا قِیلَ لَهُم مَّاذَاۤ أَنزَلَ رَبُّكُمۡ قَالُوۤا۟ أَسَـٰطِیرُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِینَ ۝٢٤

wa-idhā qīla lahum mādhā anzala rabbukum qālū asāṭīru l-awalīn