وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمْ لَا تُفْسِدُوا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّمَا نَحْنُ مُصْلِحُونَ
Translation
Sahih International
And when it is said to them, "Do not cause corruption on the earth," they say, "We are but reformers."
Word-by-Word Translation
وَإِذَا
And when
قِيلَ
it is said
لَهُمْ
to them
لَا
(Do) not
تُفْسِدُوا۟
spread corruption
فِى
in
ٱلْأَرْضِ
the earth
قَالُوٓا۟
they say
إِنَّمَا
Only
نَحْنُ
we
مُصْلِحُونَ
(are) reformers
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