Al-Mutaffifin Verse 13

Whenever Our revelations are recited to them, they say, “Ancient fables!”

When Our verses are recited to him, he says, “Ancient fables!”

When our signs are recited to him, he says, 'Fairy-tales of the ancients!'

when Our revelations are recited to him, he says, ‘Ancient fables!’

And when Our revelations are rehearsed Unto him, she saith:'fables of the ancients!

When Our Signs are rehearsed to him, he says, "Tales of the ancients!"

who, when Our verses are recited to him, says: “Mere tales of olden times!”

When Our revelations are recited before him, he says: "These are fables of long ago."

When you recite Our verses to him, he says, “Stories of earlier men!”

When Our signs are recited to him, he says, ‘Myths of the ancients!’

Who, when Our Revelations are conveyed to him, says: "Fables of the ancients!"

(Who) when Our Messages are recited to him says, `(These are) mere fables of the ancients.´

When/if Our verses/evidences are read/recited on him he said: "The first`s/beginner`s myths/baseless stories ."

When you recite Our verses to him, he says, “Stories of earlier men!”

When Our revelations are recited to him, he says, "Stories of those of yore."

When Our Verses (of the Quran) are recited to him he says: "Tales of the ancients!"

Nay, rather, what they earned is rust upon their hearts.

When Our communications are recited to him, he says: Stories of those of yore.

Who, when thou readest unto him Our revelations, saith: (Mere) fables of the men of old.

who, when listening to Our revelations, say, "These are only ancient legends".

When Our verses are recited to him, he says: 'Fictitious tales of the ancients'

When Our Ayat are recited to him, he says: "Tales of the ancients!"

When Our revelations are conveyed to him, he says, "Fables of the ancients!"

When Our revelations are recited to him, he says, “Legends of the ancients.”

When Our signs, [of] the Qur'n, are recited to him, he says, `[Mere] fables (astr) of the ancients!', [mere] tales that were written down (sutirat) in ancient times (astr is the plural of ustra or istra).

When Our Ayat are recited to him, he says;

"Tales of the ancients!"

meaning, whenever he hears the Words of Allah from the Messenger , he denies it and has ill thoughts about it. Thus, he believes that it is a collection gathered from the books of the ancients.

This is as Allah says,

وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمْ مَّاذَا أَنزَلَ رَبُّكُمْ قَالُواْ أَسَـطِيرُ الاٌّوَّلِينَ

And when it is said to them;"What is it that your Lord has sent down"

They say;"Tales of the men of old!" (16;24)

Similarly Allah says,

وَقَالُواْ أَسَـطِيرُ الاٌّوَّلِينَ اكْتَتَبَهَا فَهِىَ تُمْلَى عَلَيْهِ بُكْرَةً وَأَصِيلً

And they say;

"Tales of the ancients, which he has written down;and they are dictated to him morning and afternoon." (25;5)

Then Allah continues saying,

كَلَّ بَلْ رَانَ عَلَى قُلُوبِهِم مَّا كَانُوا يَكْسِبُونَ