وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمْ لَا تُفْسِدُوا فِي الْأَرْضِ قَالُوا إِنَّمَا نَحْنُ مُصْلِحُونَ
When asked to desist from spreading corruption in the land they say: "Why, we are reformers."
(Because of the disorder they intend to provoke with their lies), whenever they are told (as part of the duty enjoined upon the believers to promote good and forbid evil), "Do not cause disorder and corruption on earth," they say: "Why! We indeed are the ones who set things right."
When it is said to them, `Do not disturb the peace of the land (by hypocritical tactics),´ they say, `We are simply setting things right (and so helping the cause of peace).´
And when they are told, "Do not spread corruption on earth," they answer, "We are but improving things!"
And 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 cause turmoil in the earth”, they say, “We are only peacemakers!”
And when it is said to them, "Do not evil in the earth," they say, "We do only what is right"
And if (it was) said to them: "Do not corrupt in the earth/Planet Earth." They said: "But we are correcting/repairing ."
When it is said to them: "Do not make mischief on earth," they say: "We make peace."
And when it is said to them, Make not mischief in the land, they say: We are but peacemakers.
When they are told not to commit corruption in the land, they reply, "We are only reformers".
And when it is said unto them: Make not mischief in the earth, they say: We are peacemakers only.
And when it is said to them, Do not make mischief in the land, they say: We are but peace-makers.
And when it is said to them: "Make not mischief on the earth," they say: "We are only peacemakers."
When it is said to them: "Make not mischief on the earth," they say: "Why, we only Want to make peace!"