وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمْ لَا تُفْسِدُوا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّمَا نَحْنُ مُصْلِحُونَ
- EnglishSaheeh International
- And when it is said to them, "Do not cause corruption on the earth," they say, "We are but reformers."
- TamilJan Trust Foundation
- "பூமியில் குழப்பத்தை உண்டாக்காதீர்கள்" என்று அவர்களிடம் சொல்லப்பட்டால் "நிச்சயமாக நாங்கள் தாம் சமாதானவாதிகள்" என்று அவர்கள் சொல்கிறார்கள்.
- SinhalaRuwwad Center
- තවද නුඹලා භූමියෙහි දූෂිතකම් නො කරනු යැයි ඔවුනට පවසනු ලැබූ විට "සැබැවින් ම අපි මය සංශෝධකයෝ" යැයි ඔවුහු පැවසුවෝ ය.
- UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
- اور جب ان سے کہا جاتا ہے کہ زمین میں فساد نہ کرو تو جواب دیتے ہیں کہ ہم تو صرف اصلاح کرنے والے ہیں۔
- JapaneseRyoichi Mita
- 「あなたがたは，地上を退廃させてはならない。」と言われると，かれらは，「わたしたちは矯正するだけのものである。」と言う。
- ChineseMa Jian
- 有人对他们说：你们不要在地方上作恶。他们就说：我们只是调解的人。
Tafsir of 2:11
Meaning of Mischief In his Tafsir, As-Suddi said that Ibn `Abbas and Ibn Mas`ud commented, وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمْ لاَ تُفْسِدُواْ فِى الأَرْضِ قَالُواْ إِنَّمَا نَحْنُ مُصْلِحُونَ (And when it is said to them: "Do not make mischief on the earth," they say: "We are only peacemakers.") "They are the hypocrites. As for, لاَ تُفْسِدُواْ فِى الأَرْضِ ("Do not make mischief on the earth"), that is disbelief and acts of disobedience." Abu Ja`far said that Ar-Rabi` bin Anas said that Abu Al-`Aliyah said that Allah's statement, وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمْ لاَ تُفْسِدُواْ فِى الأَرْضِ (And when it is said to them: "Do not make mischief on the earth,"), means, "Do not commit acts of disobedience on the earth. Their mischief is disobeying Allah, because whoever disobeys Allah on the earth, or commands that Allah be disobeyed, he has committed mischief on the earth. Peace on both the earth and in the heavens is ensured (and earned) through obedience (to Allah)." Ar-Rabi` bin Anas and Qatadah said similarly. Types of Mischief that the Hypocrites commit Ibn Jarir said, "The hypocrites commit mischief on earth by disobeying their Lord on it and continuing in the prohibited acts.…
Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
