← Surah 7

7:166

فَلَمَّا عَتَوْا۟ عَن مَّا نُهُوا۟ عَنْهُ قُلْنَا لَهُمْ كُونُوا۟ قِرَدَةً خَـٰسِـِٔينَ

Word by word

فَلَمَّا
So when
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
فَPreposition — resumption، prefix
لَمَّاNoun — time adverb
عَتَوْا۟
they exceeded all bounds
Verb
Root: عتو
Grammar (i'rab)
عَتَVerb — perfect، 3rd masc. plur.
وْا۟Noun — pronoun، suffix، 3rd masc. plur.
عَن
about
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
عَنPreposition — preposition
مَّا
what
Noun
Grammar (i'rab)
مَّاNoun — relative
نُهُوا۟
they were forbidden
Verb
Root: نهي
Grammar (i'rab)
نُهُVerb — perfect، passive، 3rd masc. plur.
وا۟Noun — pronoun، suffix، 3rd masc. plur.
عَنْهُ
from it
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
عَنْPreposition — preposition
هُNoun — pronoun، suffix، 3rd masc. sing.
قُلْنَا
We said
Verb
Root: قول
Grammar (i'rab)
قُلْVerb — perfect، 1st plur.
نَاNoun — pronoun، suffix، 1st plur.
لَهُمْ
to them
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
لَPreposition — preposition، prefix
هُمْNoun — pronoun، 3rd masc. plur.
كُونُوا۟
Be
Verb
Root: كون
Grammar (i'rab)
كُونُVerb — imperative، 2nd masc. plur.
وا۟Noun — pronoun، suffix، 2nd masc. plur.
قِرَدَةً
apes
Noun
Root: قرد
Grammar (i'rab)
قِرَدَةًNoun — masc. plur.، indefinite، accusative
خَٰسِـِٔينَ
despised
Noun
Root: خسأ
Grammar (i'rab)
خَٰسِـِٔينَNoun — active participle، masc. plur.، accusative، adjective

Translation

EN

When in their insolence they transgressed (all) prohibitions, We said to them: "Be ye apes, despised and rejected."

A. Yusuf Alipublic-domain

When, in their arrogance, they persisted in doing what they had been forbidden to do, We said to them, ‘Be like apes! Be outcasts!’

M.A.S. Abdel Haleemall-rights-reserved

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

M. Pickthallpublic-domain

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

Saheeh Internationalall-rights-reserved

TR

Kendilerine edilen yasakları aşınca, onlara: "Aşağılık birer maymun olun" dedik.

Diyanet İşleriall-rights-reserved

Böylece onlar kibre kapılıp yasak kılınan şeylerden vazgeçmeyince, biz de onlara, hor ve zelil maymunlar olun, dedik.

Elmalılı Hamdi Yazırpublic-domain

Yasaklanan şeyler nedeniyle haddi aşınca onlara “Aşağılık maymunlar (gibi) olun!” demiştik.

Mehmet Okuyanall-rights-reserved

AR

فلما تمردت تلك الطائفة، وتجاوزت ما نهاها الله عنه من عدم الصيد في يوم السبت، قال لهم الله: كونوا قردة خاسئين مبعدين من كل خير، فكانوا كذلك.

Tafsir al-Muyassarfree-distribution