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Muhammad Asad Buy
and then, when they disdainfully persisted in doing what they had been forbidden to do, We said unto them: "Be as apes despicable!"
Arthur John Arberry Buy
And when they turned in disdain from that forbidding We said to them, 'Be you apes, miserably slinking!
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985) Buy
When in their insolence they transgressed (all) prohibitions, We said to them: "Be ye apes, despised and rejected."
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falammā ʿataw ʿan mā nuhū ʿanhu qul'nā lahum kūnū qiradatan khāsiīn
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So when they exceeded all bounds about what they were forbidden from it, We said to them, "Be apes, despised."
Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad Buy
and then, when they disdainfully persisted in doing what they had been forbidden to do, We said unto them: "Be as apes despicable!"
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985) Buy
When in their insolence they transgressed (all) prohibitions, We said to them: "Be ye apes, despised and rejected."
Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall Buy
So when they took pride in that which they had been forbidden, We said unto them: Be ye apes despised and loathed
Mustafa Khattab 2018 Buy
But when they stubbornly persisted in violation, We said to them, “Be disgraced apes!”
Wahiduddin Khan Buy
And then, when they disdainfully persisted in doing what they had been forbidden to do, We said to them, Be as apes, despised
Safi Kaskas 2025 Buy
When they scornfully persisted in doing what they had been forbidden to do, We said to them, “Be as despicable as apes.”
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar Buy
Then, when they defied what they were prohibited We said to them: Be you apes, ones who are driven away.
T.B.Irving Buy
When they became insolent about what had been forbidden them, we told them: "Become apes who will be chased away."
Shakir Buy
Therefore when they revoltingly persisted in what they had been forbidden, We said to them: Be (as) apes, despised and hated
Abdul Hye Buy
But when they persistently did what they were forbidden from it, We told them: “You be detested monkeys.”
Saeed Malik Buy
So, when they became insolently defiant of what they were forbidden from, WE said to them, “Be apes, irredeemably feeble [of resolve].”
The Study Quran Buy
When they were insolent concerning that which they had been forbidden, We said unto them, “Be you apes, outcast.
Talal Itani & AI (2025) Buy
When they arrogantly persisted in what they had been forbidden, We said to them, "Be despised apes."
Talal Itani (2012) Buy
Then, when they rebelled against the commands to refrain, We said to them, 'Be despicable apes.'
M. Farook Malik Buy
But when after that they persisted in their forbidden ways, We said to them: "Be detested apes."
Dr. Kamal Omar
So when they exceeded the limits of what they were prohibited, We said to them: “Be you apes, despised and rejected.”
Dr. Munir Munshey
Finally, when they exceeded (the bounds, and violated all) the prohibitions, We said to them, "Become monkeys _ despised and rejected!"
Syed Vickar Ahamed Buy
When in their haughtiness, they exceeded (all) that was prevented, We said to them: "You be (like) monkeys, disliked and rejected."
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International) Buy
So when they were insolent about that which they had been forbidden, We said to them, "Be apes, despised."
Muhammad Sarwar Buy
When they crossed the limit of the prohibition, We made them turn into detested apes
Muhammad Taqi Usmani Buy
When they persisted in doing what they were forbidden from, We said to them, .Become apes debased
Shabbir Ahmed Buy
As they persisted with their rebellious behavior, Our Law caused their disposition take a downward turn and they developed apish mentality. We told them, "Be the living symbols of humiliation."
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali Buy
Then as soon as they rebelled against what they had been forbidden to do, We said to them, "Be you apes, (totally) spurned!"
Hamid S. Aziz Buy
But when they rebelled against what they were forbidden, We said to them, "Become you as apes, despised and spurned!"
Abdel Haleem Buy
When, in their arrogance, they persisted in doing what they had been forbidden to do, We said to them, ‘Be like apes! Be outcasts!’
Abdul Majid Daryabadi Buy
So when they exceeded the bounds of that which they were prohibited We said unto them: be ye apes despised
Ahmed Ali Buy
When they persisted in doing what they had been forbidden, We said to them: "Become (like) apes despised."
Aisha Bewley Buy
When they were insolent about what they had been forbidden to do, We said to them, ´Be apes, despised, cast out!´
Ali Ünal Buy
Then, when they disdainfully persisted in doing what they had been forbidden to do, We said to them: "Be apes miserably slinking and rejected!"
Ali Quli Qara'i Buy
When they defied [the command pertaining to] what they were forbidden from, We said to them, ‘Be you spurned apes.’
[The Monotheist Group] (2017 Edition) Buy
So when they persisted in that which they had been prohibited from, We said to them: "Be despicable apes!"
Musharraf Hussain Buy
When they disrespectfully continued doing what they were forbidden, We said, “Become like apes, despised!
Bilal Muhammad 2018 Buy
When, in their insolence, they transgressed prohibitions We said to them, “Be apes, despised and rejected.
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
And when they disobeyed what they were prohibited from, We told them: “Be driven away monkeys.”
Maududi Buy
And when they persisted in pursuing that which had been forbidden We said: ´Become despised apes.´
Mohammad Shafi Buy
And when they revoltingly persisted in what they had been forbidden, We said to them, "Be apes, despised and hated."
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi) Buy
Then again when they rebelled against the Command of prohibition, We said to them, 'be you apes, driven away.'
Rashad Khalifa Buy
When they continued to defy the commandments, we said to them, "Be you despicable apes."
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
And when they had scornfully persisted in what they had been forbidden, We said to them: 'Be apes, despised.
Faridul Haque Buy
Consequently when they rebelled against the command to refrain, We said to them, "Be apes, despised!"
Bijan Moeinian Buy
When, even after this punishment, they persisted in breaking the law, I said to them, "Become apes; disgusted and disgraced!"
Maulana Muhammad Ali Buy
So when they revoltingly persisted in that which they had been forbidden, We said to them: Be (as) apes, despised and hated
Muhammad Ahmed - Samira
So when they became arrogant/disobedient from what they were forbidden/prevented from it, We said to them: "Be/become despised/diminished apes/monkeys."
Sher Ali Buy
And when they insolently rebelled against that which they had been forbidden, WE said to them, `Be ye apes despised.
Edip Yuksel Buy
When they persisted in what they had been forbidden from, We said to them: "Be despicable apes!"
Amatul Rahman Omar Buy
So when they insolently refused to keep away from that which they were forbidden, We condemned them to be (as) apes despised
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri Buy
Then when they defied (the command to give up) what they were prohibited, We commanded them: ‘Be you apes, despised and detested.
Hilali - Khan Buy
So when they exceeded the limits of what they were prohibited, We said to them: "Be you monkeys, despised and rejected." (It is a severe warning to the mankind that they should not disobey what Allah commands them to do, and be far away from what He prohibits them)
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N J Dawood 2014 Buy
And when they scornfully persisted in their forbidden ways, We said to them: ‘Turn into detested apes.‘
Arthur John Arberry Buy
And when they turned in disdain from that forbidding We said to them, 'Be you apes, miserably slinking!
Edward Henry Palmer Buy
but when they rebelled against what they were forbidden, we said to them, 'Become ye apes, despised and spurned!
George Sale Buy
And when they insolently rebelled against that which they had been forbidden, We said to them, 'Be ye apes despised.
John Medows Rodwell Buy
But when they proudly persisted in that which was forbidden, we said to them, "Become scouted apes;"
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Shuaib Abdullahi Buy
And (Fa) when (Lammaa) they were insolent (Ätaw') towards (Än) that (Maa) which (-hu) they were forbidden (Nuhu' Än-), We said (Qul'naa) to them (Lahum'), "Be (Kuunu') despicable (Khaasi'iin) apes (copycats) (Qiradatan)."
Fode Drame Buy
And when they transgressed against that from which they were forbidden, We said unto them, “Be you apes; most ignoble.”
MunirMezyed2023 Buy
When they insolently rebelled against that which they had been forbidden, We said to them: “Be you despicable apes."
Mustaqim
And when they persisted in what they had been prohibited from, We said to them: be despicable monkeys.
Linda "iLham" Barto Buy
In their insolence, they persisted in sin. We said to them, “Be despicable apes!”
Fadel Soliman-The Bridges Translation Buy
Then when they rebelled against what they had been forbidden to do, We said to them, “Be despicable apes.”
Irving/Hegab Buy
When they became insolent about what had been forbidden them, we told them: "Become apes who will be chased away."
Samy Mahdy Buy
So, when they insolence about what they had been prohibited about, We said to them, "Be apes, despised."
Sayyid Qutb (transcription in progress) Buy
And when they insolently persisted in doing what they had been forbidden to do, We said to them: “Turn into despicable apes.”
Qarai Buy
When they defied [the command pertaining to] what they were forbidden from, We said to them, ‘Be you spurned apes.’
Ahmed Hulusi Buy
And when they became arrogant and transgressed that which was forbidden, We said to them, “Become despised apes (creatures who live in imitation of one another, who cannot use their intellect).”
Mubarakpuri Buy
So when they exceeded the limits of what they were prohibited, We said to them: "Be you monkeys, despised."
A. S. Mohamed Buy
Then, when they were defiant against what they were forbidden from, We said to them, "Be apes, despised."
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli Buy
So when they defied what they had been forbidden from, We said to them: ' Be you apes scouted '
Mir Aneesuddin
So when they revolted against that which they were forbidden, We said to them, "Be apes, despised."
[Al-Muntakhab]
When they insolently persisted in disobedience and buried exhortation in oblivion, We laid their transgression to their charge and decreed that they be monkeyfied and that their monkey- like character and behaviour be viewed with contempt, and that they be despised and rejected of men
The Wise Quran Project
Then when they were insolent towards what they were forbidden from, We said to them, 'Be apes, spurned.'
Newest Translations 2026
Zulfiquar Ali Bhotto
So when they scornfully persisted about what they had been forbidden thereof [fortune telling, lotting, Qur'an 7:163] We said to them, "Be despicable apes [militant atheist cabal]."
Verbatim Quran - Mahmoud K
Then, when they revolted about what they were inhibited from, We said to them, 'Be jettisoned apes.'
Obsolete and/or older editions
Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938) Buy
When in their insolence they transgressed (all) prohibitions, We said to them: "Be ye apes, despised and rejected."
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition) Buy
So when they persisted in that which they had been prohibited from, We said to them: "Be despicable apes!"
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition) Buy
When they persisted in that which they had been prohibited from, We said to them: "Be despicable apes!"
OLD Word by Word
So when they exceeded all bounds about what they were forbidden from it, We said to them, "Be apes, despised.
Transliteration Buy
Falamma AAataw AAan ma nuhoo AAanhu qulna lahum koonoo qiradatan khasi-eena