Comparative Study
English Translations of Quran 2:11
16 scholarly English translations of verse 11 from Surah Al-Baqarah, presented for comparative study.
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Yusuf Ali
Abdullah Yusuf AliWhen it is said to them: "Make not mischief on the earth," they say: "Why, we only Want to make peace!"
Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Hilali & Muhsin KhanAnd when it is said to them: "Make not mischief on the earth," they say: "We are only peacemakers."
When asked to desist from spreading corruption in the land they say: "Why, we are reformers."
Ahmed Raza Khan
Ahmed Raza KhanAnd when it is said to them, “Do not cause turmoil in the earth”, they say, “We are only peacemakers!”
When it is said to them, 'Do not corruption in the land', they say, 'We are only ones that put things right.'
Daryabadi
Abdul Majid DaryabadiAnd when it said unto them: act not corruptly on the earth, they say: we are but reconcilers.
And when it is said to them, “Do not make trouble on earth,” they say, “We are only reformers.”
Whenever it is said to them, "Spread not disorder on the earth", their reply is, "We only seek to put things aright".
Mubarakpuri
Safi-ur-Rahman al-MubarakpuriAnd when it is said to them: "Do not make mischief on the earth," they say: "We are only peacemakers."
Pickthall
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd when it is said unto them: Make not mischief in the earth, they say: We are peacemakers only.
When they are told, ‘Do not cause corruption on the earth,’ they say, ‘We are only reformers!’
Qaribullah & Darwish
Hasan al-Fatih Qaribullah and Ahmad DarwishWhen it is said to them, 'Do not corrupt in the land,' they reply, 'We are only reformers.'
When they are told not to commit corruption in the land, they reply, "We are only reformers".
Shakir
Mohammad Habib ShakirAnd when it is said to them, Do not make mischief in the land, they say: We are but peace-makers.
Wahiduddin Khan
Wahiduddin KhanWhen they are told, "Do not cause corruption in the land," they say, "We are only promoters of peace,"