English - Hazrat Molavi Sher Ali ra
‘This is nothing but a habit of the ancients,
English - Five Volume Translation
‘This is nothing but a habit of the ancients,
Important Words:
خلق (habit) is derived from خلق (khalaqa). خلقه means, he measured it or he determined its measure or proportion; he fashioned or planned it; He (God) created it or brought it into existence; he forged or fabricated a story or a lie, etc. They say صار ذالک له خلقا (khulqan) i.e. that became to him a second nature, a habit. خلق (khulq) means, habit or second nature or custom or manner; religion; a lie (Lane & Aqrab). See also 3:50.
Commentary:
This and the preceding verse show that the people of Hud treated all his admonitions and warnings with extreme contempt. Taking خلق (khulq) in the sense of 'habit' the people of ‘Ad are represented as saying to him: "There have been so-called Prophets before who also preached a so-called Divine Message and gave warning of punishment to disbelievers. It was their habit to do so. But punishment never came. So this time also there is going to be no punishment." Taking the word in the sense of 'religion' the verse would mean, "the religion which is being presented to us is nothing new. It is an old, old story which has been repeated from time immemorial" (6:26). Taking it in the sense of 'a lie' the verse would signify: "All what you say is but a pure fabrication and a lie and we are not going to be punished for rejecting a forgery."
English - Short Commentary Translation
‘This is nothing but the habit of the ancients;’
Khuluq means, habit or second nature; custom or manner; religion; a lie (Lane).
اردو ترجمہ مرزا طاہر احمد خلیفة المسیح الرابعؒ
یہ محض پرانے لوگوں کے خُلق ہیں (جو تم ہمیں سکھاتے ہو)۔
French
Ceci n’est rien d’autre que des coutumes des anciens,
German
Dies ist nichts als eine Sitte der Altvordern,
Italian
Non si tratta che di usanze degli antichi,
Spanish
“Esto no es más que una costumbre de los antiguos,
اردو تفسیرِ صغیر
(کیونکہ جو باتیں ہم کرتے ہیں) وہ تو پہلے زمانہ کے لوگوں سے رائج ہیں۔
بحرِ محیط نے بھی یہی معنے کیے ہیں اور لکھا ہے کہ اس سے یہ مرادنہیں کہ تیری جیسی نصیحتیں پہلے لوگ بھی کرتے تھے بلکہ یہ مقصود ہے کہ جن باتوں سے ُتو ہم کو روکتا ہے‘ وہی باتیں پہلے لوگ بھی کرتے تھے (دیکھئے بحر محیط مصنّفہ علّامہ ابوحیّان جلد۷ ص۳۴) اگر وہ محفوظ رہے تو ہم کیوں نہ رہیں گے۔
اردو ترجمہ مودودی
یہ باتیں تو یوں ہی ہوتی چلی آئی ہیں
English - Sahih
This is not but the custom of the former peoples,
اردو ترجمہ احمد علی
یہ تو بس پہلے لوگوں کی ایک عادت ہے
English - Talal Itani
Not (is) this but (the) custom (of) the former (people),
English - Arberry
this is nothing but the habit of the ancients,
English - Maududi
This has been happening all along.
English - Ahmed Ali
This is just a habit of antiquated people.
English - Yusuf Ali
"This is no other than a customary device of the ancients,
English - Five Volume Commentary *
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Important Words:
خلق (habit) is derived from خلق (khalaqa). خلقه means, he measured it or he determined its measure or proportion; he fashioned or planned it; He (God) created it or brought it into existence; he forged or fabricated a story or a lie, etc. They say صار ذالک له خلقا (khulqan) i.e. that became to him a second nature, a habit. خلق (khulq) means, habit or second nature or custom or manner; religion; a lie (Lane & Aqrab). See also 3:50.
Commentary:
This and the preceding verse show that the people of Hud treated all his admonitions and warnings with extreme contempt. Taking خلق (khulq) in the sense of 'habit' the people of ‘Ad are represented as saying to him: "There have been so-called Prophets before who also preached a so-called Divine Message and gave warning of punishment to disbelievers. It was their habit to do so. But punishment never came. So this time also there is going to be no punishment." Taking the word in the sense of 'religion' the verse would mean, "the religion which is being presented to us is nothing new. It is an old, old story which has been repeated from time immemorial" (6:26). Taking it in the sense of 'a lie' the verse would signify: "All what you say is but a pure fabrication and a lie and we are not going to be punished for rejecting a forgery."
English - Short Commentary Notes *
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Khuluq means, habit or second nature; custom or manner; religion; a lie (Lane).
English - Pickthall
This is but a fable of the men of old,
English - Muhammad Ali ra
This is naught but a fabrication of the ancients:
English - Sir Muhammad Zafrullah Khan ra
This is a habit which has been current among the ancients,