| أَلَا إِنَّهُمْ هُمُ الْمُفْسِدُونَ وَلَٰكِنْ لَا يَشْعُرُونَ |
| Asad | : | Oh, verily, it is they, they who are spreading corruption - but they perceive it not!9 |
| Malik | : | Be aware! They are the ones who make mischief but they do not realize it. |
| Mustafa Khattab | : | Indeed, it is they who are the corruptors, but they fail to perceive it. |
| Pickthall | : | Are not they indeed the mischief makers? But they perceive not. |
| Yusuf Ali | : | Of a surety they are the ones who make mischief but they realize (it) not. 35 |
| Transliteration | : | Ala innahum humu almufsidoona walakin la yashAAuroona |
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It would seem that this is an allusion to people who oppose any "intrusion" of religious considerations into the realm of practical affairs, and thus - often unwittingly, thinking that they are "but improving things" - contribute to the moral and social confusion referred to in the subsequent verse. |
