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إِذَا تُتۡلَىٰ عَلَيۡهِ ءَايَٰتُنَا قَالَ أَسَٰطِيرُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ
Izaa tutlaa 'alaihi aayaatunaa qaala asaateerul awwaleen
When to him are rehearsed Our Signs, "Tales of the ancients", he cries!
— Al-Qalam (ٱلْقَلَم), 68:15
إِذَا تُتۡلَىٰ عَلَيۡهِ ءَايَٰتُنَا قَالَ أَسَٰطِيرُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَTransliteration: Izaa tutlaa 'alaihi aayaatunaa qaala asaateerul awwaleen
Translation (Yusuf Ali): When to him are rehearsed Our Signs, "Tales of the ancients", he cries!
This is verse 15 of Surah Al-Qalam (ٱلْقَلَم, meaning "The Pen"), the 68th surah of the Quran. It is a Meccan surah with 52 total verses.