أَلَآ إِنَّهُمْ هُمُ ٱلْمُفْسِدُونَ وَلَـٰكِن لَّا يَشْعُرُونَ
- EnglishSaheeh International
- Unquestionably, it is they who are the corrupters, but they perceive [it] not.
- TamilJan Trust Foundation
- நிச்சயமாக அவர்கள் தாம் குழப்பம் உண்டாக்குபவர்கள் அன்றோ, ஆனால் அவர்கள் (இதை) உணர்கிறார்களில்லை.
- SinhalaRuwwad Center
- අවධානයට ගනු! සැබැවින් ම ඔවුන් මය දූෂිතයින් වන්නේ. එහෙත් ඔවුහු (ඒ බව) වටහා නො ගනිති.
- UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
- خبردار ہو! یقیناً یہی لوگ فساد کرنے والے ہیں ، لیکن شعور (سمجھ) نہیں رکھتے۔
- JapaneseRyoichi Mita
- いや，本当にかれらこそ，退廃を引き起こす者である。だがかれらは（それに）気付かない。
- ChineseMa Jian
- 真的，他们确是作恶者，但他们不觉悟。
Tafsir of 2:12
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)
