26. Surah Ash-Shu'ara, Verse 137

"This is nothing but an invention by the people of old. "

This has been our life-style for generations.

“This is only the tradition of the former peoples,

"This is nothing except an invention by the people of old."

"This is nothing but an invention by the people of old."

This is only what the previous peoples did.

"That affliction was limited to our ancestors.

This is just a habit of antiquated people.

This is not but the custom of the former peoples,

This [religion of ours] is none other than that to which our forebears clung,

This is but a fable of the men of old,

"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".

"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 the false tales and religion of the ancients, [Tafsir At-Tabarî]

"This is no other than a customary device of the ancients,

This is simply the tradition of our predecessors.

This is nothing but the practice of the ancient,

for we only do what our forefathers used to do:

this is nothing but the habit of the ancients,

this is nothing but old folks' fictions, for we shall not be tormented!'

They said, "It is the same to us if you admonish or are not of those who admonish;

Decidedly this is nothing except the character of the earliest (people),

This which thou preachest is only a device of the ancients;

"This is nothing different from the customary actions of the ancient (people),

`This way (of admonition) is merely the manner of the ancients.

These are nothing but the traditions of the ancients,