ٱلْمَائِدَة : ٧٨

  • لُعِنَ Were cursed
  • ٱلَّذِينَ those who
  • كَفَرُواْ disbelieved
  • مِنۢ from
  • بَنِيٓ (the) Children
  • إِسۡرَٰٓءِيلَ (of) Israel
  • عَلَىٰ by
  • لِسَانِ (the) tongue
  • دَاوُۥدَ (of) Dawood
  • وَعِيسَى and Isa
  • ٱبۡنِ son
  • مَرۡيَمَۚ (of) Maryam
  • ذَٰلِكَ that (was)
  • بِمَا because
  • عَصَواْ they disobeyed
  • وَّكَانُواْ and they were
  • يَعۡتَدُونَ transgressing
Cursed were those who disbelieved among the Children of Israel by the tongue of David and of Jesus, the son of Mary. That was because they disobeyed and [habitually] transgressed.
Cursed were the disbelievers of the Israelites by the tongue of David, when he invoked God against them and they were transformed into apes - these were the people of Eilat - and by Jesus, son of Mary, when he invoked God against them and they were transformed into pigs - they were the ones [who ate] at the Table [cf. Q. 5:115, below] - that, cursing, was because of their disobedience and their transgression.