فَلَمَّا عَتَوْا۟ عَن مَّا نُهُوا۟ عَنْهُ قُلْنَا لَهُمْ كُونُوا۟ قِرَدَةً خَٰسِـِٔينَ
Easy-read (simplified)falammaa 'ataw 'an maa nuhoo 'anhu qulnaa lahum koonoo qiradatan khaasi'een
DIN 31635falammā ʿataw ʿan mā nuhū ʿanhu qulnā lahum kūnū qiradatan ḫāsiʾīna
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
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Then, when they rebelled against the commands to refrain, We said to them, "Be despicable apes."
Talal Itani, ClearQuran ·ClearQuran, "God" edition, EPUB·Talal Itani / ClearQuran.com ·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International·retrieved 7 Sep 2026
Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com https://clearquran.com
So when they took pride in that which they had been forbidden, We said unto them: Be ye apes despised and loathed
Translation Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran·Public domain — copyright term expired
Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran ·1930 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
but when they rebelled against what they were forbidden, we said to them, 'Become ye apes, despised and spurned
Translation Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an ·1880 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
But when they proudly persisted in that which was forbidden, we said to them, "Become scouted apes
Translation John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an ·1861 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
And when they insolently rebelled against that which they had been forbidden, We said to them, 'Be ye apes despised
Translation George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an ·1734 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Kur ata ngulën këmbë me mendjemadhësi që të bënin atë që u ishte ndaluar, Ne u thamë: "Bëhuni majmunë të përbuzur!"
অতঃপর যখন তারা নিষিদ্ধ কাজ সীমালঙ্ঘনের সাথে করতে লাগল, তখন আমি তাদেরকে বললাম: ‘তোমরা লাঞ্ছিত বানর হয়ে যাও।’
I pošto su oni bahato odbili da se okane onoga što im je zabranjivano, Mi smo im rekli: "Postanite majmuni prezreni!"
I pošto su oni bahato odbili da se okane onoga što im je zabranjivano, Mi smo im rekli: "Postanite majmuni prezreni!"
Nde ɓe townitaninoo e ko ɓe kaɗaa e mum kon, min mbi'ani ɓe : "Laatee baaɗi jaasuɗi".
და როცა მათ დაარღვიეს ის, რაც ეკრძალებოდათ, ჩვენ ვუთხარით მათ: «გადაიქეცით დამცირებულ მაიმუნებად!»
Als sie dann das überschritten, was ihnen untersagt war, sagten Wir zu ihnen: „Werdet verstoßene (und erniedrigte) Affen!“
Όταν (εκείνοι που ψάρευαν το Σάββατο) παραβίασαν επίμονα αυτό που τους απαγορεύτηκε να κάνουν, τους είπαμε: «Να είστε πίθηκοι, περιφρονημένοι και απορριφθέντες.»
फिर जब वे उस काम में सीमा से आगे बढ़ गए, जिससे वे रोके गए थे, तो हमने उनसे कहा कि अपमानित बंदर बन जाओ।
E quando rifiutarono con superbia ciò di cui furono avvertiti, dicemmo loro: «Siate scimmie umiliate!»
166. Taigi, kai jie peržengė ribas to, kas jiems buvo draudžiama, Mes tarėme jiems: „Tapkite beždžionėmis, neapkenčiamomis ir atstumtomis.“ [8]
Yeroma isaan daangaa wantoota irraa dhorgamanii dabran isaanin jenne "jaldeessa salphattoota ta’aa" (achumaan jaldeessa tahan).
А когда они пренебрегли тем, что было им запрещено, Мы сказали им: «Станьте обезьянами, отверженными!»
И пошто су они бахато одбили да се окане онога што им је забрањивано, Ми смо им казали: „Постаните презрени мајмуни!“
Walipotakabari na kuasi yale waliyokatazwa, tukawaambia, "Kuweni manyani, mliodharauliwa."
När de trotsigt fortsatte med det de förbjudits sa vi till dem: ”Bli föraktade apor!”
Yasaklandıkları şeylerde diretip ısrar edince onlara: “Aşağılık maymunlar olun!” dedik.
یعنی جب وه، جس کام سے ان کو منع کیا گیا تھا اس میں حد سے نکل گئے تو ہم نے ان کو کہہ دیا تم ذلیل بندر بن جاؤ۔[1]
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وَإِذْ قَالَتْ أُمَّةٌ مِّنْهُمْ لِمَ تَعِظُونَ قَوْمًا ٱللَّهُ مُهْلِكُهُمْ أَوْ مُعَذِّبُهُمْ عَذَابًا شَدِيدًا قَالُوا۟ مَعْذِرَةً إِلَىٰ رَبِّكُمْ وَلَعَلَّهُمْ يَتَّقُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)wa'idh qaalat ummatun minhum lima ta'izoona qawman llaahu muhlikuhum aw mu'adhdhibuhum 'adhaaban shadeedan qaaloo ma'dhiratan ilaa rabbikum wala'allahum yattaqoon
DIN 31635waʾiḏ qālat ʾummatun minhum lima taʿiẓūna qawman llāhu muhlikuhum ʾaw muʿaḏḏibuhum ʿaḏāban šadīdan qālū maʿḏiratan ʾilā rabbikum walaʿallahum yattaqūna
And when a group of them said, "Why do you counsel a people whom God will annihilate, or punish with a severe punishment?" They said, "As an excuse to your Lord, and so that they may become righteous."
And when a community among them said: Why preach ye to a folk whom Allah is about to destroy or punish with an awful doom, they said: In order to be free from guilt before your Lord, and that haply they may ward off (evil)
And when a nation from amongst them said, 'Why do ye warn a people whom God would destroy, or punish with severe torment?' they said, 'As an excuse to your Lord, that haply they may fear
And when some of them said, why warn ye those whom God would destroy or chastise with terrible chastisement? they said, For our own excuse with your Lord; and that they may fear Him
And when a party among them said to another party, 'Why do you admonish a people whom God is going to destroy or punish with a severe punishment?' They said, 'In order to be absolved from blame before your Lord and that they may turn to righteousness
فَلَمَّا نَسُوا۟ مَا ذُكِّرُوا۟ بِهِۦٓ أَنجَيْنَا ٱلَّذِينَ يَنْهَوْنَ عَنِ ٱلسُّوٓءِ وَأَخَذْنَا ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا۟ بِعَذَابٍۭ بَـِٔيسٍۭ بِمَا كَانُوا۟ يَفْسُقُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)falammaa nasoo maa dhukkiroo bihi anjaynaa lladheena yanhawna 'ani s-soo'i wa'akhadhnaa lladheena zalamoo bi'adhaabin ba'eesin bimaa kaanoo yafsuqoon
DIN 31635falammā nasū mā ḏukkirū bihi ʾanǧaynā llaḏīna yanhawna ʿani s-sūʾi waʾaḫaḏnā llaḏīna ẓalamū biʿaḏābin baʾīsin bimā kānū yafsuqūna
Then, when they neglected what they were reminded of, We saved those who prohibited evil, and We seized those who did wrong with a terrible punishment, because of their sinfulness.
And when they forgot that whereof they had been reminded, We rescued those who forbade wrong, and visited those who did wrong with dreadful punishment because they were evil-livers
But when they forgot what they had been reminded of, we saved those who forbade evil, but we overtook those who did wrong with punishment; - evil was the abomination that they did
And when they forgot their warnings, we delivered those who had forbidden evil; and we inflicted a severe chastisement on those who had done wrong, for that they were evil doers
And when they forgot all that with which they had been admonished, We saved those who forbade evil and We seized the transgressors with a severe punishment because they were rebellious
7:166 — the verse above
وَإِذْ تَأَذَّنَ رَبُّكَ لَيَبْعَثَنَّ عَلَيْهِمْ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ مَن يَسُومُهُمْ سُوٓءَ ٱلْعَذَابِ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَسَرِيعُ ٱلْعِقَابِ وَإِنَّهُۥ لَغَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ
Easy-read (simplified)wa'idh ta'adhdhana rabbuka layab'athanna 'alayhim ilaa yawmi l-qiyaamati man yasoomuhum soo'a l-'adhaabi inna rabbaka lasaree'u l-'iqaabi wa'innahu laghafoorun raheem
DIN 31635waʾiḏ taʾaḏḏana rabbuka layabʿaṯanna ʿalayhim ʾilā yawmi l-qiyāmati man yasūmuhum sūʾa l-ʿaḏābi ʾinna rabbaka lasarīʿu l-ʿiqābi waʾinnahu laġafūrun raḥīmun
Your Lord has announced that, He would send against them, until the Day of Resurrection, those who would inflict terrible suffering upon them. Your Lord is swift in retribution, yet He is Forgiving and Merciful.
And (remember) when thy Lord proclaimed that He would raise against them till the Day of Resurrection those who would lay on them a cruel torment. Lo! verily thy Lord is swift in prosecution and lo! verily He is Forgiving, Merciful
and then thy Lord proclaimed that He would surely send against them till the resurrection day, those who should wreak them evil torment; verily, thy Lord is quick at following up, but, verily, He is forgiving, merciful
and then thy Lord declared that until the day of the resurrection, he would surely send against them (the Jews) those who should evil entreat and chastise them: for prompt is thy Lord to punish; and He is Forgiving, Merciful
And remember the time when thy Lord proclaimed that He would surely rise against them, till the Day of Resurrection, those who would afflict them with grievous torment. Surely, thy Lord is Quick in retribution and surely He is also Most forgiving, Merciful
وَقَطَّعْنَٰهُمْ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ أُمَمًا مِّنْهُمُ ٱلصَّٰلِحُونَ وَمِنْهُمْ دُونَ ذَٰلِكَ وَبَلَوْنَٰهُم بِٱلْحَسَنَٰتِ وَٱلسَّيِّـَٔاتِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْجِعُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)waqatta'naahum fee l-'ardi umaman minhumu s-saalihoona waminhum doona dhaalika wabalawnaahum bil-hasanaati was-sayyi'aati la'allahum yarji'oon
DIN 31635waqaṭṭaʿnāhum fī l-ʾarḍi ʾumaman minhumu ṣ-ṣāliḥūna waminhum dūna ḏālika wabalawnāhum bil-ḥasanāti was-sayyiʾāti laʿallahum yarǧiʿūna
And We scattered them into communities on earth. Some of them righteous, and some of them short of that. And We tested them with fortunes and misfortunes, so that they may return.
And We have sundered them in the earth as (separate) nations. Some of them are righteous, and some far from that. And We have tried them with good things and evil things that haply they might return
We cut them up in the earth into nations. Of them are the righteous, and of them are the reverse of that; we have tried them with good things and with bad things; haply they may return
And we have divided them upon the Earth as peoples: some of them are upright and some are otherwise; and by good things and by evil things have we proved them, to the intent that they might return to us
And We broke them up into separate peoples in the earth. Among them are those that are righteous and among them are those that are otherwise. And We tried them with good things and bad things that they might return to good
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
فَلَمَّا عَتَوْا عَن مَّا نُهُوا عَنْهُ قُلْنَا لَهُمْ كُونُوا قِرَدَةً خَاسِئِينَ
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
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