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Quran 2:65

Surah Al-Baqarah (The Cow), verse 65 of 286 · Juz 1

وَلَقَدْ عَلِمْتُمُ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱعْتَدَوْا۟ مِنكُمْ فِى ٱلسَّبْتِ فَقُلْنَا لَهُمْ كُونُوا۟ قِرَدَةً خَـٰسِـِٔينَ

Translations of Quran 2:65
EnglishTalal Itani

And you surely knew those of you who violated the Sabbath. We said to them, “Be despicable apes!”

EnglishPickthall, 1930

And ye know of those of you who broke the Sabbath, how We said unto them: Be ye apes, despised and hated!

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

içinizden sebt -istirahat- günü tecavüz edenleri elbette bilirsiniz biz onlara sefil maymunlar olun dedik

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Verses 64–65 are translated together in this edition.

Mais vous vous en êtes éloignés dans la suite, et, n’était la grâce de Dieu et sa miséricorde, vous auriez été du nombre des malheureux. Vous avez déjà su qui étaient ceux qui avaient violé le sabbat et à qui nous dîmes : Soyez changés en singes refoulés vers le rivage de la mer.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

Verses 64–65 are translated together in this edition.

Maar gij zijt daarop er van afgekeerd; en had God u niet beschermd en zich over u erbarmd, dan waart ge reeds lang verdelgd. Gij wist reeds wat hun was wedervaren die den Sabbat hadden ontwijd, en tot welken wij zeiden: "Verandert in apen en zijt uit de maatschappij gestooten".

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Verses 64–65 are translated together in this edition.

Ma voi ve ne siete allontanati in seguito, e se non fosse stata la grazia di Dio e la sua misericordia, sareste periti. Conoscete fra di voi coloro che hanno trasgredito il sabato? noi gli abbiamo trasformati in vili scimie,

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