Arabic Source and Roman Transliteration Arabic فَلَمَّا عَتَوْا عَن مَّا نُهُوا عَنْهُ قُلْنَا لَهُمْ كُونُوا قِرَدَةً خَاسِئِين Transliteration Falamma AAataw AAan ma nuhoo AAanhu qulna lahum koonoo qiradatan kha si-eena Transliteration-2 falammā ʿataw ʿan mā nuhū ʿanhu qul'nā lahum kūnū qiradatan khāsiīn Word for Word So when they exceeded all bounds about what they were forbidden from it, We said to them, "Be apes, despised."
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Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning Muhammad Asad and then, when they disdainfully persisted in doing what they had been forbidden to do, We said unto them: "Be as apes despicable!" M. M. Pickthall So when they took pride in that which they had been forbidden, We said unto them: Be ye apes despised and loathed Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985) When in their insolence they transgressed (all) prohibitions, We said to them: "Be ye apes, despised and rejected." Shakir Therefore when they revoltingly persisted in what they had been forbidden, We said to them: Be (as) apes, despised and hated Wahiduddin Khan And then, when they disdainfully persisted in doing what they had been forbidden to do, We said to them, Be as apes, despised Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar Then, when they defied what they were prohibited We said to them: Be you apes, ones who are driven away. T.B.Irving When they became insolent about what had been forbidden them, we told them: "Become apes who will be chased away." The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab But when they stubbornly persisted in violation, We said to them, “Be disgraced apes!” Safi Kaskas When they scornfully persisted in doing what they had been forbidden to do, We said to them, "Be as despicable as apes." Abdul Hye But when they persistently did what they were forbidden from it, We told them: “You be detested monkeys.” The Study Quran When they were insolent concerning that which they had been forbidden, We said unto them, “Be you apes, outcast. [The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition) When they persisted in that which they had been prohibited from, We said to them: "Be despicable apes!" Abdel Haleem When, in their arrogance, they persisted in doing what they had been forbidden to do, We said to them, ‘Be like apes! Be outcasts!&rsquo Abdul Majid Daryabadi So when they exceeded the bounds of that which they were prohibited We said unto them: be ye apes despised Ahmed Ali When they persisted in doing what they had been forbidden, We said to them: "Become (like) apes despised." Aisha Bewley When they were insolent about what they had been forbidden to do, We said to them, ´Be apes, despised, cast out!´ Ali Ünal 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 When they defied [the command pertaining to] what they were forbidden from, We said to them, ‘Be you spurned apes.&rsquo Hamid S. Aziz But when they rebelled against what they were forbidden, We said to them, "Become you as apes, despised and spurned!" Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali Then as soon as they rebelled against what they had been forbidden to do, We said to them, "Be you apes, (totally) spurned!" Muhammad Sarwar When they crossed the limit of the prohibition, We made them turn into detested apes Muhammad Taqi Usmani When they persisted in doing what they were forbidden from, We said to them, .Become apes debased Shabbir Ahmed 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." Syed Vickar Ahamed 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) So when they were insolent about that which they had been forbidden, We said to them, "Be apes, despised." Farook Malik But when after that they persisted in their forbidden ways, We said to them: "Be detested apes." Dr. Munir Munshey Finally, when they exceeded (the bounds, and violated all) the prohibitions, We said to them, "Become monkeys _ despised and rejected!" Dr. Kamal Omar So when they exceeded the limits of what they were prohibited, We said to them: “Be you apes, despised and rejected.” Talal A. Itani (new translation) Then, when they rebelled against the commands to refrain, We said to them, 'Be despicable apes.' Maududi And when they persisted in pursuing that which had been forbidden We said: ´Become despised apes.´ Ali Bakhtiari Nejad And when they violated what they were prohibited from it, We told them: be driven away monkeys A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018) When, in their insolence, they transgressed prohibitions We said to them, “Be apes, despised and rejected. Musharraf Hussain When they disrespectfully continued doing what they were forbidden, We said, “Become like apes, despised! [The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition) So when they persisted in that which they had been prohibited from, We said to them: "Be despicable apes!" Mohammad Shafi And when they revoltingly persisted in what they had been forbidden, We said to them, "Be apes, despised and hated."
Controversial, deprecated, or status undetermined works Bijan Moeinian When, even after this punishment, they persisted in breaking the law, I said to them, "Become apes; disgusted and disgraced!" Faridul Haque Consequently when they rebelled against the command to refrain, We said to them, "Be apes, despised!" Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah And when they had scornfully persisted in what they had been forbidden, We said to them: 'Be apes, despised. Maulana Muhammad Ali 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 And when they insolently rebelled against that which they had been forbidden, WE said to them, `Be ye apes despised. Rashad Khalifa When they continued to defy the commandments, we said to them, "Be you despicable apes." Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi) Then again when they rebelled against the Command of prohibition, We said to them, 'be you apes, driven away.' Amatul Rahman Omar 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 Then when they defied (the command to give up) what they were prohibited, We commanded them: ‘Be you apes, despised and detested. Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali 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)
Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works Arthur John Arberry And when they turned in disdain from that forbidding We said to them, 'Be you apes, miserably slinking! Edward Henry Palmer but when they rebelled against what they were forbidden, we said to them, 'Become ye apes, despised and spurned! George Sale And when they insolently rebelled against that which they had been forbidden, We said to them, 'Be ye apes despised. John Medows Rodwell But when they proudly persisted in that which was forbidden, we said to them, "Become scouted apes;" N J Dawood (2014) And when they scornfully persisted in their forbidden ways, We said to them: ‘Turn into detested apes.&lsquo
New and/or Partial Translations, and works in progress Linda “iLHam” Barto In their insolence, they persisted in sin. We said to them, “Be despicable apes!” Sayyid Qutb And when they insolently persisted in doing what they had been forbidden to do, We said to them: “Turn into despicable apes.†Ahmed Hulusi 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).” Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli So when they defied what they had been forbidden from, We said to them: ' Be you apes scouted ' Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur'an al-Karim 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 Mir Aneesuddin So when they revolted against that which they were forbidden, We said to them, "Be apes, despised."
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