Or our fathers of yore?

Or our fathers of yore?

you and your forefathers of yore?

(We) and our fore fathers of yore?

Had we a reminder from those of yore,

This is a warning among the warnings of yore.

and said This (Qur'an) is merely a sorcery of yore

Allah, your Lord and the Lord of your fathers of yore?

And so also shall our forefathers of yore be raised to life?

Allah is your Lord and the Lord of your ancestors of yore.

And certainly We sent (apostles) before you among the nations of yore.

Nay, but they say the like of what their predecessors of yore had said.

Moses said (He is) Your Lord and the Lord of your forefathers of yore.

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

This is the day of decision We have gathered you and those of yore.

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

If only we had the Reminder which had been granted to the people of yore

When they disbelieved in it of yore. They aim at the unseen from afar off.

(And told ) Eat and drink to your fill as reward for (good) deeds you had done in days of yore.

The wrong doers shall receive a portion of the chastisements as their fellows (of yore). So let them not rush Me.

There is no god but He He gives life and causes death, your Lord and the Lord of your fathers of yore.

There is no god but He He gives life and causes death. He is your Lord and the Lord of your forefathers of yore.

Of yore we had sauntered and talked, and effectually put the world behind us for he was pledged to no institution in it, freeborn, ingenuus.

Did they never ponder over this Word (of God)? Or has he (to wit, the Messenger) brought something the like of which did not come to their forefathers of yore?

And they will be shut off from that which they will eagerly desire, as shall be done with the likes of them of yore. Verily they have been in doubt perplexing.

But when Moses came to them with Our Clear Signs, they said This is nothing but a magic that has been contrived. We never heard anything like it from our ancestors of yore.

What is it that prevented mankind from believing when the guidance came to them, and from asking forgiveness of their Lord, except that they would like to be treated as the nations of yore, or that they would like to see the scourge come upon them face to face?

And the chiefs of those who disbelieved from among his people said He is nothing but a mortal like yourselves who desires that he may have superiority over you, and if Allah had pleased, He could certainly have sent down angels. We have not heard of this among our fathers of yore

And stay in your houses and do not display your finery like the displaying of the ignorance of yore and keep up prayer, and pay the poor rate, and obey Allah and His Apostle. Allah only desires to keep away the uncleanness from you, O people of the House! and to purify you a (thorough) purifying.