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Al-Baqarah 205

Ayah 205 of 286 · Medinan

وَإِذَا تَوَلَّىٰ سَعَىٰ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ لِيُفۡسِدَ فِيهَا وَيُهۡلِكَ ٱلۡحَرۡثَ وَٱلنَّسۡلَۚ وَٱللَّهُ لَا يُحِبُّ ٱلۡفَسَادَ ٢٠٥

And when he goes away, he strives throughout the land to cause corruption therein and destroy crops and animals. And Allāh does not like corruption.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

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Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. وَإِذَاAnd whenwa-idhā
  2. تَوَلَّىٰhe turns awaytawallā
  3. سَعَىٰhe strivessaʿā
  4. فِيinfī
  5. ٱلۡأَرۡضِthe earthl-arḍi
  6. لِيُفۡسِدَto spread corruptionliyuf'sida
  7. فِيهَا[in it]fīhā
  8. وَيُهۡلِكَand destroyswayuh'lika
  9. ٱلۡحَرۡثَthe cropsl-ḥartha
  10. وَٱلنَّسۡلَۚand progenywal-nasla
  11. وَٱللَّهُAnd Allahwal-lahu
  12. لَا(does) notlā
  13. يُحِبُّloveyuḥibbu
  14. ٱلۡفَسَادَ[the] corruptionl-fasāda

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.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran