# 7. Surah Al-A'raf, Verse 177 - **Surah:** 7. Surah Al-A'raf (The Heights) — سورة الأعراف - **Verse:** 177 / 206 · **Juz:** 9 · **Mushaf page:** 172 - **Source:** https://quran.so/surah-al-araf/verse-177 ## Arabic سَٓاءَ مَثَلاًۨ الْقَوْمُ الَّذ۪ينَ كَذَّبُوا بِاٰيَاتِنَا وَاَنْفُسَهُمْ كَانُوا يَظْلِمُونَ ## Transcription Saa mathalan alqawmu allatheenakaththaboo bi-ayatina waanfusahum kanooyathlimoon ## Translations ### Aisha Bewley How evil is the metaphor of those who deny Our Signs. It is themselves that they have badly wronged. ### Progressive Muslims Miserable is the example of the people who denied Our revelations, and it was their souls that they had wronged. ### Shabbir Ahmed Indeed, pitiable is the example of those who reject Our Verses, since they hurt their own "Self". ### Sam Gerrans — The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation Evil as an example are the people who deny Our proofs, and they wrong their souls. ### The Monotheist Group — The Quran: A Monotheist Translation Miserable is the example of the people who denied Our revelations, and it was their souls that they had wronged. ### Rashad Khalifa — The Final Testament Bad indeed is the example of people who reject our proofs; it is only their own souls that they wrong. ### Mohamed Ahmed - Samira Evil is the case of those who deny Our signs and wrong themselves. ### Sahih International — (Umm Muhammad, Mary Kennedy, Amatullah Bantley) How evil an example [is that of] the people who denied Our signs and used to wrong themselves. ### Muhammad Asad Evil is the example of people who are bent on giving the lie to Our messages: for it is against their own selves that they are sinning! ### Marmaduke Pickthall Evil as an example are the folk who denied Our revelations, and were wont to wrong themselves. ### Abul A'la Maududi — Tafhim commentary Evil is the example of the people who reject Our signs as false and perpetrate wrong against their own selves. ### Abdel Khalek Himmat — Al- Muntakhab Evil indeed is the similitude of those who denied Our signs and refused to recognize Our revelations and were unreasonable and unjust to themselves. ### Bijan Moeinian How sad is the story of those who chose to disregard My revelations and, consequently, do injustice to their own souls. ### Al-Hilali & Khan Evil is the parable of the people who rejected Our Ayât (proofs, evidence, verses and signs, etc.), and used to wrong their ownselves. ### Abdullah Yusuf Ali Evil as an example are people who reject Our signs and wrong their own souls. ### Mustafa Khattab — The Clear Quran What an evil example of those who denied Our signs! They ˹only˺ wronged their own souls. ### Taqi Usmani Evil is the example of those who have rejected Our signs and have been doing wrong to themselves. ### Abdul Haleem How foul is the image of those who reject Our signs! It is themselves they wrong: ### Arthur John Arberry An evil likeness is the likeness of the people who cried lies to Our signs, and themselves were wronging. ### E. Henry Palmer Evil is the likeness of a people who say our signs are lies; themselves it is they wrong! ### Hamid S. Aziz Evil is the likeness of a people who deny Our revelations (or Signs) and wrong their own souls. ### Mahmoud Ghali An odious likeness (is the likeness) of the people who have cried lies to Our signs, and to themselves they were doing injustice. . ### George Sale Evil is the case of the people who treat Our Signs as lies. And it was their ownselves that they wronged. ### Syed Vickar Ahamed Evil is the example of people who reject Our Signs and (they) used to wrong themselves. ### Amatul Rahman Omar Sad is the case of the people who cry lies to Our commandments and it is their own selves that they have wronged. ### Ali Quli Qarai Evil is the parable of the people who deny Our signs and wrong themselves. ### Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Yüce Meali Ne çirkin meseli var ayetlerimizi tekzib eden o kavmin ki sırf kendilerine zulm ediyorlardı ### Elmalılı (sadeleştirilmiş) Ne kötü misaldir ayetlerimizi yalanlayan ve sırf kendilerine zulmeden o kavmin durumu! ### Gültekin Onan Ayetlerimizi yalanlayanlar ve yalnızca kendi nefslerine zulmedenlerin örneği / örnekliği ne kötüdür. ### Hasan Basri Çantay — Kur'an-ı Hakim ve Meal-i Kerim Ayetlerimizi yalanlayarak sırf kendilerine zulm etmekde olanlar güruhunun haali ne kötüdür! ### İbni Kesir Ayetlerimizi yalanlayarak kendilerine zulmeden kavmin misali ne kötüdür. ### Bayraktar Bayraklı — Yeni Bir Anlayışın Işığında Kur'an Meali Ayetlerimizi yalanlayan ve kendine zulmedegelen güruhun durumu ne kötü misaldir! ### Diyanet İşleri — Kur'an-ı Kerim Türkçe Meali Ayetlerimizi yalan sayan ve ancak kendilerine zulmeden bir kavmin durumu ne kötüdür! ### Ahmed Hulusi — Türkçe Kur'an Çözümü (Esma'nın çıkışı olan) işaretlerimizi yalanlayan ve (böylece) nefslerine zulmetmiş olan topluluğun durumu ne kötüdür! ### Ali Bulaç — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Türkçe Anlamı Ayetlerimizi yalanlayanlar ve yalnızca kendi nefislerine zulmedenlerin örneği ne kötüdür. ### Muhammed Esed — Kur'an Mesajı Ayetlerimizi yalanlamaya kalkan toplumun hali ne kötüdür: çünkü işledikleri haksızlıklar (sadece) kendilerini yıkıma götürür. ### Şaban Piriş — Kur'an-ı Kerim Türkçe Anlamı Ayetlerimizi yalanlayan ve böylece kendine zulmeden kavmin örneği ne kötü! ### Süleyman Ateş — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Yüce Meali Ayetlerimizi yalanlayan ve kendilerine de zulmeden topluluğun durumu ne kötüdür! ### Yaşar Nuri Öztürk — Kur'an-ı Kerim Meali Ayetlerimizi yalanlayan topluluğun vücut verdiği örnek ne kötüdür! Onlar öz benliklerine zulmediyorlardı. ### Mustafa İslamoğlu — Hayat Kitabı Kur’an Ne berbattır ayetlerimizi yalanlayan bir toplumun hali; üstelik onlar (böyle yapmakla) kendilerine zulmetmiş oluyorlar. ### Erhan Aktaş (Eski Baskı) — Kerim Kur'an Âyetlerimizi yalanlayan ve böylece kendilerine haksızlık eden halkın durumu ne kötüdür. ### Ali Rıza Safa — Kur'an-ı Kerim Gerçek Ayetlerimizi yalanlayan ve yalnızca kendilerine yazık eden, ne kötü bir toplum örneği. ### Süleymaniye Vakfı (Eski Baskı) — Süleymaniye Vakfı Meali Ayetlerimiz karşısında yalan yanlış şeylere sarılan ve yanlışı kendilerine yapıp duran toplulukların hali ne kötüdür! ### Mehmet Okuyan — Kur’an Meal-Tefsir Ayetlerimizi yalanlayan ve böylece kendilerine haksızlık etmiş olanların hâli ne kadar da kötüdür! ### Erhan Aktaş (10. Baskı) — Kerim Kur'an Âyetlerimizi yalanlayan ve böylece kendilerine haksızlık eden halkın durumu ne kötüdür. ### Erhan Aktaş — Kerim Kur'an Ayetlerimizi yalanlayan ve böylece kendilerine zulmeden halkın durumu ne kötüdür. ### Süleymaniye Vakfı — Süleymaniye Vakfı Meali Ayetlerimiz karşısında yalana sarılan topluluk ne kötü bir örnektir! Onlar yanlışı kendilerine yapıyorlar. ## Words | # | word | meaning | root | |---|---|---|---| | 1 | سَآءَ — sāa | Evil | سوا — Sin-Vav-Elif | | 2 | مَثَلًا — mathalan | (as) an example | مثل — Mim-Se-Lam | | 3 | ٱلْقَوْمُ — l-qawmu | (are) the people | قوم — Kaf-Vav-Mim | | 4 | ٱلَّذِينَ — alladhīna | those who | — | | 5 | كَذَّبُوا۟ — kadhabū | denied | كذب — Kef-Zal-Be | | 6 | بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَا — biāyātinā | Our Signs | ايي — Elif-Ye-Ye | | 7 | وَأَنفُسَهُمْ — wa-anfusahum | and themselves | نفس — Nun-Fe-Sin | | 8 | كَانُوا۟ — kānū | they used to | كون — Kef-Vav-Nun | | 9 | يَظْلِمُونَ — yaẓlimūna | wrong | ظلم — Zay-Lam-Mim | --- Previous: https://quran.so/surah-al-araf/verse-176.md · Next: https://quran.so/surah-al-araf/verse-178.md Retrieved: 2026-08-14 Quran.so — https://quran.so — CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 — When quoting, name the translator.