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Quran 7:166

Surah Al-A'raf (The Heights), verse 166 of 206 · Juz 9

فَلَمَّا عَتَوْا۟ عَن مَّا نُهُوا۟ عَنْهُ قُلْنَا لَهُمْ كُونُوا۟ قِرَدَةً خَـٰسِـِٔينَ

Translations of Quran 7:166
EnglishTalal Itani

Then, when they rebelled against the commands to refrain, We said to them, “Be despicable apes.”

EnglishPickthall, 1930

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

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Vaktâki artık o nehy edildikleri şeylerden dolayı kızıb tecavüz etmeğe de başladılar, biz de onlara maymun olun keratalar dedik

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Verses 166–167 are translated together in this edition.

Lorsqu’ils franchirent ce qu’on leur avait défendu de franchir, nous leur dîmes : Soyez changés en singes refoulés dans la mer. Ton Seigneur déclara alors que de là au jour de la résurrection il enverra contre eux une nation qui leur fera éprouver des maux terribles ; car ton Seigneur est prompt dans ses châtiments, mais il est indulgent et miséricordieux.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

Verses 166–167 are translated together in this edition.

En toen zij trotsch weigerden, datgene te laten, wat hun was verboden, zeiden wij tot hen: verandert in apen, en wordt uit de maatschappij der menschen verdreven. En herdenk, hoe uw Heer verklaarde, dat hij den Joden zekerlijk tot den dag der opstanding een volk zou zenden, dat eene harde verdrukking op hen zou uitoefenen; want uw Heer is stipt in bestraffing, doch hij is ook gereed te vergeven en barmhartig.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Verses 166–167 are translated together in this edition.

Quando andarono dove si era loro proibito di andare dicemmo loro: Siate cambiati in scimmie, respinti dalla specie umana. Il tuo Signore dichiarò allora che prima del giorno della resurrezione manderà contr’essi una nazione che farà loro soffrire dei mali terribili, poichè il tuo Signore è pronto ne’ suoi gastighi, ma è indulgente, e misericordioso.

Arabic: Tanzil Project. English: Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com. Other translations: public domain editions, listed in Sources.