When asked to desist from spreading corruption in the land they say: "Why, we are reformers."

And 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.'

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: "Make not mischief on the earth," they say: "We are only peacemakers."

And when it is said to them, “Do not make trouble on earth,” they say, “We are only reformers.”

And when it is said to them, “Do not make trouble on earth,” they say, “We are only reformers.”

And when it is said to them, “Do not work corruption on earth,” they say, “We are only working righteousness.”

And when it is said to them, “Do not work corruption on earth,” they say, “We are only working righteousness.”

When they are told, “Do not spread corruption in the land,” they reply, “We are only peace-makers!”

Whenever it is said to them, "Spread not disorder on the earth", their reply is, "We only seek to put things aright".

And when it is said to them: "Do not make mischief on the earth," they say: "We are only peacemakers."

And 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!’

When it is said to them, 'Do not corrupt in the land,' they reply, 'We are only reformers.'

And when it is said to them, "Do not cause corruption on the earth," they say, "We are but reformers."

When they are told not to commit corruption in the land, they reply, "We are only reformers".

And when it is said to them, Do not make mischief in the land, they say: We are but peace-makers.

Waitha qeela lahum la tufsidoo fee alardi qaloo innama nahnu muslihoona

wa-idhā qīla lahum lā tuf'sidū fī l-arḍi qālū innamā naḥnu muṣ'liḥūna

When they are told, "Do not cause corruption in the land," they say, "We are only promoters of peace,"

When it is said to them: "Make not mischief on the earth," they say: "Why, we only Want to make peace!"