The Poets — Verse 137
26:137 · ash-Shu`ara`
The Poets 26:137
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إِنۡ هَـٰذَاۤ إِلَّا خُلُقُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِینَ ١٣٧
in hādhā illā khuluqu l-awalīn
for we only do what our forefathers used to do
This is nothing but the customs of the ancients.
This in but a custom of the ancients
This is just a habit of antiquated people
“These are only the fables of the past!”
This is only what the previous peoples did.
These are nothing but the traditions of the ancients
"This (what we do) is the pattern of conduct of (all our) predecessors
`This way (of admonition) is merely the manner of the ancients
this is nothing but the habit of the ancients
this is only the character (way of life) of the earlier ones,
“The punishment that you are talking about was meant only to our ancestors.” (This attitude is manifested today by the Jews and the Christian who believe that God has promised not to be angry after the Noah’s flood as mentioned in Genesis 9:11.
“This is no other than a custom of those who came before
This is nothing but the character of the ancients,
this is nothing but old folks' fictions, for we shall not be tormented!
“This is nothing but the tradition of former people.”
This is nothing but the tradition of the ancients.
This which thou preachest is only a device of the ancients
"This is nothing but the fable of men of old
That is nothing but a habit of the ancients
This is but a tale of the ancients
This (counselling which you have uttered before us is) nothing but the practices of the initial people
Truly, this is nothing but morals of the ancient ones
“This is nothing but a custom of the former peoples.
Such preaching is nothing but an ancient myth
This has been happening all along
This is naught but a fabrication of the ancients
This is nothing but a customary (warning) of the ancient,
"This is nothing but practice/custom of the earlier peoples."
It is nothing (else) but the habits (and customs) of the ancients (which we cannot abandon)
"This is nothing but an invention by the people of old."
"This is nothing except an invention by the people of old.
This is nothing except an invention by the people of old.
That truly that (is) except the first's/beginner's nature/character
This [religion of ours] is none other than that to which our forebears clung
Decidedly this is nothing except the character of the earliest (people)
This is but a fable of the men of old
your preaching is nothing but ancient legends and we shall not face any torment"
This is nothing but the practice of the ancient
This (our faith) is no other than the custom and tradition of the ancients,
"These are merely the fantasies of the earlier folks!"
This is no other than the custom and tradition of the ancients,
"This is nothing", they said, "other than the customary manner of thinking of those of old used often enough that it bred the same habit in you"
these are the customs of the past generations.
This is simply the tradition of our predecessors.
For there is only the first creation.
This is but a myth of the ancients
"That affliction was limited to our ancestors.
this is only what our forefathers used to do.
this is only what our forefathers used to do.
Surely this is none, except the formers’ mores.
This (preaching) is naught but a custom of the ancients
This is none but the practice of the ancients.
This has been our life-style for generations
This is naught but a custom of the ancients
`This is nothing but the habit of the ancients
This is naught but the ethos of those of old
"This is nothing different from the customary actions of the ancient (people)
This is nothing but the traditions of the ancients.
This is nothing but morals of the ancients
This is not but the custom of the former peoples
This is not except the fiction of the former people,
"This is no other than a customary device of the ancients
"This is no other than a customary device of the ancients