Tafheem ul Quran
Surah 7 Al-A'raf, Ayat 166-166
فَلَمَّا عَتَوۡا عَنۡ مَّا نُهُوۡا عَنۡهُ قُلۡنَا لَهُمۡ كُوۡنُوۡا قِرَدَةً خٰسِـئِیْنَ
﴿7:166﴾
(7:166) And when they persisted in pursuing that which had been forbidden
We said: 'Become despised apes.'126
Notes
126. For details see Towards Understanding the Q ur'an, vol. 1,
(al-Baqarah 2: n. 83, pp. 81-2),