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بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّح۪يمِ
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most MercifulVerses 165–166
2 versesAl-A'raf 166
فَلَمَّا عَتَوْا عَنْ مَا نُهُوا عَنْهُ قُلْنَا لَهُمْ كُونُوا قِرَدَةً خَاسِـ۪ٔينَ ١٦٦
Mushaf
Transliteration
166Felemmâ ʿatev ʿam mâ nühû ʿanhü ḳulnâ lehüm kûnû ḳiradeten ḫâsiîn.
English Translation
166And when they overstepped the limits and violated what had been forbidden to them, We said to them: "Be contemptible apes!"
Explanatory translation
166The English explanatory translation of this verse is in preparation.
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The translation is the Turkish translation by Mustafa Çavdar, in English where it has been translated. Verse groups and the group translation are from the Turkish translation by Mustafa Çevik. The explanatory translation was compiled by combining various translations.
The Arabic text follows the orthography of the mushafs printed in Turkey. Transliteration: Muhammet Abay, “Çeviriyazı”.