7. Surah Al-A'raf, Verse 177
سَٓاءَ مَثَلاًۨ الْقَوْمُ الَّذ۪ينَ كَذَّبُوا بِاٰيَاتِنَا وَاَنْفُسَهُمْ كَانُوا يَظْلِمُونَ
Saa mathalan alqawmu allatheenakaththaboo bi-ayatina waanfusahum kanooyathlimoon
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
Evil as an example are the people who deny Our proofs, and they wrong their souls.
- The Monotheist Group
Miserable is the example of the people who denied Our revelations, and it was their souls that they had wronged.
- Edip-Layth
Miserable is the example of the people who denied Our signs, and it was themselves that they had wronged.
- Aisha Bewley
How evil is the metaphor of those who deny Our Signs. It is themselves that they have badly wronged.
- Rashad Khalifa
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
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.
- Abdel Khalek Himmat
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
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.