Surah Al-Baqara 2:12 — translation and meaning

البقرة · Verse 12 / 286 · Page 3

أَلَا إِنَّهُمْ هُمُ الْمُفْسِدُونَ وَلَكِن لَّا يَشْعُرُونَ

Word by Word

أَلَا
ala
Beware
إِنَّهُمْ
innahum
indeed they
هُمُ
humu
themselves
الْمُفْسِدُونَ
al-muf'siduna
(are) the ones who spread corruption
وَلَكِن
walakin
[and] but
لَّا
la
not
يَشْعُرُونَ
yash'uruna
they realize (it)

Transliteration

Alaaa innahum humul mufsidoona wa laakil laa yash'uroon

Translation

Unquestionably, it is they who are the corrupters, but they perceive [it] not.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

The truth is that it is they who ruin things, but they do not admit this, nor do they know that their actions are the cause of all ruin.

Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.

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