← Surah 2

2:11

وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمْ لَا تُفْسِدُوا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّمَا نَحْنُ مُصْلِحُونَ

Word by word

وَإِذَا
And when
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
وَPreposition — resumption، prefix
إِذَاNoun — time adverb
قِيلَ
it is said
Verb
Root: قول
Grammar (i'rab)
قِيلَVerb — perfect، passive، 3rd masc. sing.
لَهُمْ
to them
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
لَPreposition — preposition، prefix
هُمْNoun — pronoun، 3rd masc. plur.
لَا
(Do) not
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
لَاPreposition — prohibition
تُفْسِدُوا۟
spread corruption
Verb
Root: فسد
Grammar (i'rab)
تُفْسِدُVerb — imperfect، 2nd masc. plur.
وا۟Noun — pronoun، suffix، 2nd masc. plur.
فِى
in
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
فِىPreposition — preposition
ٱلْأَرْضِ
the earth
Noun
Root: أرض
Grammar (i'rab)
ٱلْPreposition — definite، prefix
أَرْضِNoun — feminine، genitive
قَالُوٓا۟
they say
Verb
Root: قول
Grammar (i'rab)
قَالُVerb — perfect، 3rd masc. plur.
وٓا۟Noun — pronoun، suffix، 3rd masc. plur.
إِنَّمَا
Only
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
إِنَّPreposition — accusative
مَاPreposition — preventive
نَحْنُ
we
Noun
Grammar (i'rab)
نَحْنُNoun — pronoun، 1st plur.
مُصْلِحُونَ
(are) reformers
Noun
Root: صلح
Grammar (i'rab)
مُصْلِحُونَNoun — active participle، masc. plur.، nominative

Translation

EN

When it is said to them: "Make not mischief on the earth," they say: "Why, we only Want to make peace!"

A. Yusuf Alipublic-domain

When it is said to them, ‘Do not cause corruption in the land,’ they say, ‘We are only putting things right,’

M.A.S. Abdel Haleemall-rights-reserved

And when it is said unto them: Make not mischief in the earth, they say: We are peacemakers only.

M. Pickthallpublic-domain

And when it is said to them, "Do not cause corruption on the earth," they say, "We are but reformers."

Saheeh Internationalall-rights-reserved

TR

Kendilerine: "Yeryüzünde bozgunculuk yapmayın" dendiği zaman, "Bizler sadece ıslah edicileriz" derler.

Diyanet İşleriall-rights-reserved

Hem onlara: "Yeryüzünde fesat çıkarmayın." denildiğinde: "Biz ancak ıslah edicileriz." derler.

Elmalılı Hamdi Yazırpublic-domain

Onlara “Yeryüzünde bozgunculuk çıkarmayın!” dendiği zaman, “Biz ancak ıslah edicileriz.” derler.

Mehmet Okuyanall-rights-reserved

AR

وإذا نُصحوا ليكفُّوا عن الإفساد في الأرض بالكفر والمعاصي، وإفشاء أسرار المؤمنين، وموالاة الكافرين، قالوا كذبًا وجدالا إنما نحن أهل الإصلاح.

Tafsir al-Muyassarfree-distribution

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