ظَهَرَ ٱلْفَسَادُ فِى ٱلْبَرِّ وَٱلْبَحْرِ بِمَا كَسَبَتْ أَيْدِى ٱلنَّاسِ لِيُذِيقَهُم بَعْضَ ٱلَّذِى عَمِلُوا۟ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْجِعُونَ
- EnglishSaheeh International
- Corruption has appeared throughout the land and sea by [reason of] what the hands of people have earned so He [i.e., Allāh] may let them taste part of [the consequence of] what they have done that perhaps they will return [to righteousness].
- TamilJan Trust Foundation
- மனிதர்களில் கைகள் தேடிக்கொண்ட (தீச் செயல்களின்) காரணத்தால் கடலிலும் தரையிலும் (நாசமும்) குழப்பமும் தோன்றின் (தீமைகளிலிருந்து) அவர்கள் திரும்பிவிடும் பொருட்டு அவர்கள் செய்தார்களே (தீவினைகள்) அவற்றில் சிலவற்றை (இவ்வுலகிலும்) அவர்கள் சுவைக்கும்படி அவன் செய்கிறான்.
- SinhalaRuwwad Center
- මිනිසාගේ අත් උපයාගත් දෑ හේතුවෙන් ඔවුන් සිදු කළ දෑහි ඇතැමෙක් ඔවුන් විඳවනු පිණිස ගොඩබිමෙහි හා මුහුදෙහි ව්යසනයන් මතු විය. ඔවුන් නැවත හැරී ආ හැකි වනු පිණිස ය.
- UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
- خشکی اور تری میں لوگوں کی بداعمالیوں کے باعﺚ فساد پھیل گیا۔ اس لئے کہ انہیں ان کے بعض کرتوتوں کا پھل اللہ تعالیٰ چکھا دے (بہت) ممکن ہے کہ وه باز آجائیں.
- JapaneseRyoichi Mita
- 人間の手が稼いだことのために,陸に海に荒廃がもう現われている。これは(アッラーが),かれらの行ったことの一部を味わわせかれらを(悪から)戻らせるためである。
- ChineseMa Jian
- 灾害因众人所犯的罪恶而显现于大陆和海洋,以至真主使他们尝试自己的行为的一点报酬,以便他们悔悟。
Tafsir of 30:41
The Effects of Sin in this World Ibn `Abbas, `Ikrimah, Ad-Dahhak, As-Suddi and others said: "What is meant by Al-Barr here is the empty land or wilderness, and by Al-Bahr is towns and cities." According to a report narrated from Ibn `Abbas and `Ikrimah, Al-Bahr refers to towns and cities which are on the banks of rivers. Others said that what was meant was the usual meaning of the words, i.e., land and sea. Zayd bin Rafi` said: ظَهَرَ الْفَسَادُ (Evil has appeared) "The rain is withheld from the land and this is followed by famine, and it is withheld from the sea, adversely affecting the animals which live in it." This was recorded by Ibn Abi Hatim, who said: "Muhammad bin `Abdullah bin Yazid Al-Muqri' told us, from Sufyan from Humayd bin Qays Al-A`raj from Mujahid: ظَهَرَ الْفَسَادُ فِى الْبَرِّ وَالْبَحْرِ (Evil has appeared on land and sea) "Evil on land means the killing of the son of Adam, and evil on the sea means piracy." According to the first opinion, the phrase, ظَهَرَ الْفَسَادُ فِى الْبَرِّ وَالْبَحْرِ بِمَا كَسَبَتْ أَيْدِى النَّاسِ (Evil has appeared on land and sea because of what the hands of men have earned, ) means the shortfall in the crops and fruits is because …
Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)