Surah Al-Baqara 2:205 — translation and meaning
البقرة · Verse 205 / 286 · Page 32
ۗ وَإِذَا تَوَلَّى سَعَى فِي الْأَرْضِ لِيُفْسِدَ فِيهَا وَيُهْلِكَ الْحَرْثَ وَالنَّسْلَ وَاللَّهُ لَا يُحِبُّ الْفَسَادَ
Word by Word
ۗ
وَإِذَا
wa-idha
And when
تَوَلَّى
tawalla
he turns away
سَعَى
sa'a
he strives
فِي
fi
in
الْأَرْضِ
al-ardi
the earth
لِيُفْسِدَ
liyuf'sida
to spread corruption
فِيهَا
fiha
[in it]
وَيُهْلِكَ
wayuh'lika
and destroys
الْحَرْثَ
al-hartha
the crops
وَالنَّسْلَ
wal-nasla
and progeny
وَاللَّهُ
wal-lahu
And Allah
لَا
la
(does) not
يُحِبُّ
yuhibbu
love
الْفَسَادَ
al-fasada
[the] corruption
Transliteration
Wa izaa tawallaa sa'aa fil ardi liyufsida feeha wa yuhlikal harsa wannasl; wallaahu laa yuhibbul fasaad
Translation
And when he goes away, he strives throughout the land to cause corruption therein and destroy crops and animals. And Allah does not like corruption.
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
When this Hypocrite leaves you, he works hard to cause corruption by committing sins, and he destroys crops and kills animals. Allah does not love corruption in the land and He does not love those that cause corruption.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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