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7:166

Al-A'raf 166

Surah Al-A'raf (الأعراف), verse 166 — reference 7:166. Arabic text with optional translation and free audio on Al-Qalam.

فَلَمَّا عَتَوْا۟ عَن مَّا نُهُوا۟ عَنْهُ قُلْنَا لَهُمْ كُونُوا۟ قِرَدَةً خَـٰسِـِٔينَ

falammā ʿataw ʿan mā nuhū ʿanhu qul'nā lahum kūnū qiradatan khāsiīna

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