[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
You have come to know who it was among you that transgressed the Sabbath, We said to them: "Be despicable apes!
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
And well ye knew those amongst you who transgressed in the matter of the Sabbath: We said to them: "Be ye apes, despised and rejected."
Wahiduddin Khan
You are aware of those who transgressed in the matter of the Sabbath, whereupon We said to them, Be as apes, despised
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)
And you had already known about those who transgressed among you concerning the sabbath, and We said to them, "Be apes, despised."
The Wise Quran
And indeed, you know of those among you who transgressed in the Sabbath, so We said to them, 'Become apes, despised.'
The Study Quran
And you have indeed known those among you who transgressed in the matter of the Sabbath, and so We said to them, “Be you apes, outcast.
Talal Itani (2012)
And you surely knew those of you who violated the Sabbath. We said to them, 'Be despicable apes!'
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
You knew those among you who transgressed the Sabbath. We said to them, “Be apes, despised.”
T.B.Irving
Yet you knew which of you had been defiant on the Sabbath, so We told them: "Become apes, rejected!"
Syed Vickar Ahamed
And you knew well those among you who transgressed in the matter of the (Sacred) day (of Sabbath): We said to them: "Be you (like) monkeys, despised and rejected."
Sher Ali
And surely, you have known the end of those amongst you, who transgressed in the matter of the Sabbath. So WE said to them, `Be ye apes, despised.
Shakir
And certainly you have known those among you who exceeded the limits of the Sabbath, so We said to them: Be (as) apes, despised and hated
Shabbir Ahmed
And you are well aware of those of you who broke the Sabbath, whereupon We said unto them, "Be as apes despicable!"
Samy Mahdy
And, already you knew those among you who transgressed on the Sabbath. So, We said to them, “Be apes, despised!”
Safi Kaskas
You know those of you who profane the Sabbath, so We told them, "Be despicable apes."
Rashad Khalifa
You have known about those among you who desecrated the Sabbath. We said to them, "Be you as despicable as apes."
N J Dawood 2014
You have heard of those of you that broke the Sabbath. We said to them: ‘Change into detested apes.‘
Mustaqim
And you knew of those amongst you who transgressed the Sabbath, and so We said to them: Be despicable monkeys.
Mustafa Khattab 2018
You are already aware of those of you who broke the Sabbath. We said to them, “Be disgraced apes!”
Musharraf Hussain
Youknew those who broke the law of Sabbath; We said to them: “Be likeapes, shunned and rejected”.
MunirMezyed2023
And verily you had (already) known about those who transgressed the Sabbath among you and so We said to them: ‘Be apes, despised’.
Munir Mezyed
You had (already) known about those who transgressed the ‘Sabbath’ among you and so We said unto them: "Be apes, despised."
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
Certainly you have knowledge of those among you who transgressed in (the matter of) the Sabbath. We said to them, .Become apes, abased
Muhammad Sarwar
You certainly knew about those among you who were transgressors on the Sabbath. We commanded them, "Become detested apes,"
Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall
And ye know of those of you who broke the Sabbath, how We said unto them: Be ye apes, despised and hated
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
And you already know of (the ones) of you who transgressed the Sabbath; so We said to them "Be apes, (miserably) spurned."
Muhammad Asad
for you are well aware of those from among you who profaned the Sabbath, whereupon We said unto them, "Be as apes despicable!"
Muhammad Ahmed - Samira
And you had known those who transgressed/violated from you in the Saturday/Sabbath, so We said to them: "Be lowly/ousted out monkeys/apes ."
Mohammad Shafi
And you did indeed know those of you who committed transgression on Sabbath. So We told them, "Be you monkeys, despised!"
Mir Aneesuddin
And you surely know those among you who exceeded the limits of the Sabbath, so We said to them, "Be apes, looked down upon ."
Maulana Muhammad Ali
And indeed you know those among you who violated the Sabbath, so We said to them: Be (as) apes, despised and hated
Maududi
And you know well the story of those among you who broke Sabbath. We said to them, "Be apes despised and hated by all
Linda "iLham" Barto
You knew those among you who disobeyed [the laws of] the Sabbath. We said to them, “Be despised apes.”
John Medows Rodwell
Ye know too those of you who transgressed on the Sabbath, and to whom we said, "Be changed into scouted apes:"
Irving/Hegab
Yet you knew which of you commit transgression on the Sabbath, so We told them: "Become apes, rejected!"
Hilali - Khan
And indeed you knew those amongst you who transgressed in the matter of the Sabbath (i.e. Saturday). We said to them: "Be you monkeys, despised and rejected."
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
You have surely known of those amongst you who transgressed the Sabbath. We said to them: 'Be apes, despised!
Hamid S. Aziz
You know also of those among you who transgressed upon the Sabbath, and how We said to them, "Be you (as) apes, despised and spurned."
George Sale
Moreover ye know what befall those of your nation who transgressed on the sabbath day; we said unto them, be ye changed into apes, driven away from the society of men
Fode Drame
And you indeed know about those who had transgressed among you in the Sabbath and so We said unto them, “Be apes! While an abject.”
Faridul Haque
And you certainly know of those amongst you who transgressed in the matter of Sabth (Sabbath - Saturday) - We therefore said to them, "Become apes, despised!"
Edward Henry Palmer
Ye know too of those among you who transgressed upon the Sabbath, and we said, 'Become ye apes, despised and spurned.
Dr. Munir Munshey
Of course, you know very well (the fate of) those of you who exceeded the bounds (and broke the laws) of Sabbath. We said (to them), "You be the apes, despised and spurned!"
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
And (O Jews) certainly you know well those of you who violated (the injunctions concerning) the Sabbath (Saturday). So We said to them: ‘Be you apes: rejected and despised.
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
And, certainly, you knew those who exceeded the limits among you on the Sabbath, to whom We said: Be you apes, ones who are driven away.
Dr. Kamal Omar
And certainly you knew amongst you who crossed the limits in the matter of As-Sabth. We said to them: “Be you apes, despised and rejected.”
Corpus.Quran
And indeed you knew those who transgressed among you in the (matter of) Sabbath So We said to them Be apes despised
Bilal Muhammad 2018
And you knew well those among you who transgressed in the matter of the Sabbath. We said to them, “Become apes, despised and rejected.
Bijan Moeinian
You know well how some of you disobeyed God’s Sabbatical law (Exodus,12-17); I told them: “Be apes, resented by all.”
Bakhtiari Nejad
Certainly, you know those among you who violated the Sabbath, and We told them: “Be despised monkeys.”
Arthur John Arberry
And well you know there were those among you that transgressed the Sabbath, and We said to them, 'Be you apes, miserably slinking!
Amatul Rahman Omar
And indeed you have come to know (the end of) those of you who transgressed regarding the Sabbath. Thereupon We said to them, `Be you (as) apes, despised.
Ali Ünal
You surely know of those among you who exceeded the bounds with respect to the Sabbath, how We said to them, "Be you apes, miserably slinking and rejected."
Ali Quli Qara'i
And certainly you know those of you who violated the Sabbath, whereupon We said to them, ‘Be you spurned apes.’
Aisha Bewley
You are well aware of those of you who broke the Sabbath. We said to them, ´Be apes, despised, cast out.´
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
And, undoubtedly, you surely know, those among you who rebelled in the matter of Saturday (Sabbath). So We said to them, "Be Apes, despised."
Ahmed Hulusi
Assuredly, you would know about those among you who disrespect the Sabbath and transgress the limits. We said to them, “Become apes (live as imitators who refuse to experience the results of their reality), despised.”
Ahmed Ali
You know and have known already those among you who had broken the sanctity of the Sabbath, and to whom We had said: "Become (like) apes despised,"
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
And assuredly ye know of those of you who trespassed in the matter of the Sabbath, wherefore We said unto them: be ye apes despised
Abdul Hye
Indeed you know those who transgressed amongst you in the matter of the Sabbath (Saturday). We ordered them: “You be monkeys, and rejected.”
Abdel Haleem
You know about those of you who broke the Sabbath, and so We said to them, ‘Be like apes! Be outcasts!’