Surah Al-Baqara 2:11 — translation and meaning
البقرة · Verse 11 / 286 · Page 3
وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمْ لَا تُفْسِدُوا فِي الْأَرْضِ قَالُوا إِنَّمَا نَحْنُ مُصْلِحُونَ
Word by Word
وَإِذَا
wa-idha
And when
قِيلَ
qila
it is said
لَهُمْ
lahum
to them
لَا
la
(Do) not
تُفْسِدُوا
tuf'sidu
spread corruption
فِي
fi
in
الْأَرْضِ
al-ardi
the earth
قَالُوا
qalu
they say
إِنَّمَا
innama
Only
نَحْنُ
nahnu
we
مُصْلِحُونَ
mus'lihuna
(are) reformers
Transliteration
Wa izaa qeela lahum laa tufsidoo fil ardi qaalo innamaa nahnu muslihoon
Translation
And when it is said to them, "Do not cause corruption on the earth," they say, "We are but reformers."
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
When they are told not to ruin things on earth – through their rejection of the truth, their disobedience and so on – they deny doing so, claiming that they only correct things and put them right.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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