Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran - 7:166

Translation for 7:166

فَلَمَّا عَتَوۡاْ عَن مَّا نُهُواْ عَنۡهُ قُلۡنَا لَهُمۡ كُونُواْ قِرَدَةً خَٰسِـِٔينَ ١٦٦
But when they stubbornly persisted in violation, We said to them, “Be disgraced apes!”1 

Foot notes

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Literally or metaphorically. See footnote for 2:65.