Surah Al-Baqarah (البقرة) • The Cow

Quran 2:11

2:11

وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمْ لَا تُفْسِدُوا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّمَا نَحْنُ مُصْلِحُونَ

wa-idhā qīla lahum lā tuf'sidū fī l-arḍi qālū innamā naḥnu muṣ'liḥūna

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

— Saheeh International

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 Haleem

And when it is said to them: "Make not mischief on the earth," they say: "We are only peace-makers."

— Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali

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وَإِذَاwa-idhāAnd when
قِيلَqīlait is said
لَهُمْlahumto them
لَاlā(Do) not
تُفْسِدُوا۟tuf'sidūspread corruption
فِىfīin
ٱلْأَرْضِl-arḍithe earth
قَالُوٓا۟qālūthey say
إِنَّمَاinnamāOnly
نَحْنُnaḥnuwe
مُصْلِحُونَmuṣ'liḥūna(are) reformers