أَلَآ إِنَّهُمۡ هُمُ ٱلۡمُفۡسِدُونَ وَلَٰكِن لَّا يَشۡعُرُونَ ١٢
Unquestionably, it is they who are the corrupters, but they perceive [it] not.
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- أَلَآBewarealā
- إِنَّهُمۡindeed theyinnahum
- هُمُthemselveshumu
- ٱلۡمُفۡسِدُونَ(are) the ones who spread corruptionl-muf'sidūna
- وَلَٰكِن[and] butwalākin
- لَّاnotlā
- يَشۡعُرُونَthey realize (it)yashʿurūna
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.
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran