Evil is the metaphor of the people who reject Our signs and wrong themselves.
Al-A'raf 7:177
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سَاءَ مَثَلًا الْقَوْمُ الَّذِينَ كَذَّبُوا بِآيَاتِنَا وَأَنْفُسَهُمْ كَانُوا يَظْلِمُونَ
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Evil is the metaphor of the people who reject Our signs and wrong themselves.
How bad is the example of people who don't believe Our verses — they're only hurting themselves.
Terrible is the example of those who reject Our verses — they only harm themselves.
Wretched is the example of the people who denied Our verses — it was themselves they were wronging.
Terrible is the metaphor of the people who reject Our communications and wrong themselves.
Terrible is the metaphor of the people who reject Our communications and wrong themselves.
How evil an example [is that of] the people who denied Our signs and used to wrong themselves.
Evil is the parable of the people who rejected Our Ayât (proofs, evidence, verses and signs, etc.), and used to wrong their ownselves.
How evil is the likeness of people who rejected Our verses, and it is themselves that they have wronged.
Evil as an example are people who reject Our signs and wrong their own souls.
Evil as an example are the folk who denied Our revelations, and were wont to wrong themselves.
How evil is the case of those who deny Our signs. They only wrong themselves:
Evil is the example of the people who reject Our signs as false and perpetrate wrong against their own selves.
Evil is the parable of the people who deny Our signs and wrong themselves.
Saa mathalan alqawmu allatheena kaththaboo biayatina waanfusahum kanoo yathlimoona