Surah Al-A'raf 7:166
سُورَةُ الأَعۡرَافِ · Meccan · Verse 166 of 206
فَلَمَّا عَتَوْا۟ عَن مَّا نُهُوا۟ عَنْهُ قُلْنَا لَهُمْ كُونُوا۟ قِرَدَةً خَٰسِـِٔينَ
Translation
When, in their arrogance, they persisted in doing what they had been forbidden to do, We said to them, ‘Be like apes! Be outcasts!’
English translation: M.A.S. Abdel Haleem.
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