Surah Al-A'raf Ayah 166

Al-A'raf · Ayah 166 · Juz 9 · Page 172

فَلَمَّا عَتَوۡاْ عَن مَّا نُهُواْ عَنۡهُ قُلۡنَا لَهُمۡ كُونُواْ قِرَدَةً خَٰسِـِٔينَ ١٦٦

Falammā ʿataw ʿam mā nuhū ʿanhu qulnā lahum kūnū qiradatan khāsiʾīn.

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

Translation: Sahih International

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Word by word11 words

  • فَلَمَّاSo when
  • عَتَوۡاْthey exceeded all bounds
  • عَنabout
  • مَّاwhat
  • نُهُواْthey were forbidden
  • عَنۡهُfrom it
  • قُلۡنَاWe said
  • لَهُمۡto them
  • كُونُواْBe
  • قِرَدَةًapes
  • خَٰسِـِٔينَdespised

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The Heights · Meccan · 206 ayahs

Juz
9
Page
172
Hizb
17