Surah Al-A'raf — Verse 166

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فَلَمَّا عَتَوْا۟ عَن مَّا نُهُوا۟ عَنْهُ قُلْنَا لَهُمْ كُونُوا۟ قِرَدَةً خَـٰسِـِٔينَ

Falamma AAataw AAan ma nuhooAAanhu qulna lahum koonoo qiradatan khasi-een

Verse recitation

Translations of this verse 7

So when they were insolent about that which they had been forbidden, We said to them, "Be apes, despised."

When, in their arrogance, they persisted in doing what they had been forbidden to do, We said to them, ‘Be like apes! Be outcasts!’

So when they took pride in that which they had been forbidden, We said unto them: Be ye apes despised and loathed!

When in their insolence they transgressed (all) prohibitions, We said to them: "Be ye apes, despised and rejected."

When they persisted in doing what they were forbidden from, We said to them, “Become apes debased.”

So when they exceeded the limits of what they were prohibited, We said to them: "Be you monkeys, despised and rejected."

And when they persisted in pursuing that which had been forbidden We said: 'Become despised apes.'