ٱلزُّخْرُف : ٢١

  • أَمۡ Or
  • ءَاتَيۡنَٰهُمۡ have We given them
  • كِتَٰبٗا a book
  • مِّن before it
  • قَبۡلِهِۦ before it
  • فَهُم so they
  • بِهِۦ to it
  • مُسۡتَمۡسِكُونَ (are) holding fast
Or have We given them a book before it [i.e., the Qur’ān] to which they are adhering?
Or have We brought them a scripture before, that is, [before] Al-Qur'an, that they should worship other than God, so that they are holding fast to it? In other words, this never happened.