Verse 2:206 | inQuran

English - Hazrat Molavi Sher Ali ^ra

And when he is in authority, he runs about in the land to create disorder in it and destroy the crops and the progeny of man; and Allah loves not disorder.

English - Five Volume Translation

And when he is in authority, he runs about in the land to create disorder in it and destroy the crops and the progeny of man; and Allah loves not disorder.[212]

Important Words:

تولی (he is in authority) is derived, from ولی. تولی means: (1) he turned his back, he went away from one’s presence; (2) he held command, or he was in authority; he became a والی or ruler (Aqrab & Taj).

سعی (runs about) means: (1) he walked briskly or he ran; (2) he made an effort; or he strove to obtain an object (Aqrab).

الحرث (the crops) is the noun-infinitive from حرث i.e. he ploughed or tilled the soil; he sowed seeds or planted plants in it; he acquired or earned or laboured for wealth or sustenance; he worked or laboured for the goods of the world. حرث means: (1) a tilth or a piece of land ploughed for sowing, or land actually sown with some crop; (2) land under crop; (3) crop or produce of land whether field crop or garden crop; (4) gain, acquisition or earning; (5) reward or recompense; (6) worldly goods; (7) wife or wives, because a wife is like a tilth in which seed is sown to bear crop in the form of children; (8) a much used road or a beaten track (Lane).

النسل (progeny). نسل الولد means, he begot a child. نسل الرجل means, the man had many children; the progeny of the man increased. نسل means: (1) creatures; (2) children; (3) progeny, whether of man or beast (Aqrab & Lane).

Commentary:

This verse further develops the idea contained in the preceding one. The type of man described in the previous verse (i.e. one whose talk about the affairs of this world is very pleasing but who is selfish at heart) becomes unmasked when he happens to be in authority, or when he goes away from the presence of the people and meets his associates in private. Thus both the meanings of the word تولی as mentioned under Important Words are appropriate here: (1) While he is in the presence of those who are sincere lovers of mankind, he says pleasing things; but when he goes away from them and meets his comrades in private, he strives to create disorder on the earth. (2) Similarly, when he happens to come to power, he becomes exposed and all his talk about improving the affairs of the world vanishes like smoke, and instead of acting like a reformer, he actually becomes a source of disorder.

The clause, destroy the crops and the progeny, means that all his efforts are directed towards harming people and their property. The words حرث and نسل have a number of meanings and all are applicable here. They refer to all kinds of damage relating to person and property.

The words, Allah loves not disorder, come as a fitting reply to the clause in the preceding verse, i.e. he calls Allah to witness as to that which is in his heart. Allah’s evidence goes against him, for the man is after disorder, and Allah loves not disorder.

English - Short Commentary Translation

And when he is in authority, he runs about in the land to create disorder in it and destroy the tilth[244] and the progeny of man; and Allah loves not disorder.

اردو ترجمہ مرزا طاہر احمد خلیفة المسیح الرابعؒ

اور جب وہ صاحبِ اختیارہوجائے تو زمین میں دوڑا پھرتا ہے تاکہ اس میں فساد کرے اور فصل اور نسل کو ہلاک کرے جبکہ اللہ فساد کو پسند نہیں کرتا۔

French

Et quand il est au pouvoir, il parcourt le pays pour y créer le désordre et la confusion et détruire les récoltes et les populations ; et Allāh n’aime pas le désordre.

German

Und wenn er an der Macht ist, so läuft er im Land umher, um Unfrieden darin zu stiften und die Frucht und den Nachwuchs zu verwüsten; aber Allah liebt nicht Unfrieden.

Chinese

当他掌握政权时, 他在大地上到处乱跑而制造混乱, 毁灭田园的耕作[148], 贻害人类的子孙。而安拉是不喜欢暴乱的。

Italian

E se sarà investito di autorità, scorrazzerà per il paese per creare disordine e distruggere i raccolti e la progenie dell'uomo. Ma Allah non ama il disordine.

Spanish

Y cuando tiene autoridad, corre por la tierra para crear el desorden en ella y destruir las cosechas y la progenie del hombre; y a Al-lah no le gusta el desorden.

اردو تفسیرِ صغیر

اور جب حاکم ہو جاتے ہیں تو فساد (پیدا) کرنے اور کھیتی (باڑی) اور مخلوق کو ہلاک کرنے کی غرض سے (سارے) ملک میں دوڑتے پھرتے ہیں۔ حالانکہ اللہ فساد کو پسند نہیں کرتا۔

اردو ترجمہ مودودی

جب اُسے اقتدار حاصل ہو جاتا ہے، تو زمین میں اُس کی ساری دوڑ دھوپ اس لیے ہوتی ہے کہ فساد پھیلائے، کھیتوں کو غارت کرے اور نسل انسانی کو تباہ کرے حالاں کہ اللہ (جسے وہ گواہ بنا رہا تھا) فساد کو ہرگز پسند نہیں کرتا

English - Sahih

And when he goes away, he strives throughout the land to cause corruption therein and destroy crops and animals. And Allah does not like corruption.

اردو ترجمہ احمد علی

اور جب پیٹھ پھیر کر جاتا ہے تو ملک میں فساد ڈالتا اور کھیتی اور مویشی کو برباد کرنے کی کوشش کرتا ہے اور الله فساد کو پسندنہیں کرتا

English - Talal Itani

And when he turns away he strives in the earth to spread corruption [in it], and destroys the crops and progeny. And Allah (does) not love [the] corruption.

Chinese Commentary ^*

148

حَرْث (Harth) 含意为, (1) 一片要播种的耕地或实际已种上某种作物的地; (2) 土地的收成或产品, 不管是农田作物或菜、果园地作物 (3) 收益、获得物或挣得的钱; (4) 报酬或酬金; (5) 财产; (6) 一妻或多妻, 因为妻子象耕地, 播下种子以孩子的形式出产庄稼。(Lane)

اردہ تفصیرِ صغیر نوٹس ^*

English - Arberry

and when he turns his back, he hastens about the earth, to do corruption there and to destroy the tillage and the stock; and God loves not corruption;

English - Maududi

When he gets power he directs all his efforts towards spreading mischief in the land, destroying harvests and killing the human race whereas Allah (Whom he makes his witness) does not like mischief.

English - Ahmed Ali

For when his back is turned he goes about spreading disorder in the land, destroying fields and flocks; but God does not love disorder.

English - Yusuf Ali

When he turns his back, His aim everywhere is to spread mischief through the earth and destroy crops and cattle. But Allah loveth not mischief.

English - Five Volume Commentary ^*

212

Important Words:

تولی (he is in authority) is derived, from ولی. تولی means: (1) he turned his back, he went away from one’s presence; (2) he held command, or he was in authority; he became a والی or ruler (Aqrab & Taj).

سعی (runs about) means: (1) he walked briskly or he ran; (2) he made an effort; or he strove to obtain an object (Aqrab).

الحرث (the crops) is the noun-infinitive from حرث i.e. he ploughed or tilled the soil; he sowed seeds or planted plants in it; he acquired or earned or laboured for wealth or sustenance; he worked or laboured for the goods of the world. حرث means: (1) a tilth or a piece of land ploughed for sowing, or land actually sown with some crop; (2) land under crop; (3) crop or produce of land whether field crop or garden crop; (4) gain, acquisition or earning; (5) reward or recompense; (6) worldly goods; (7) wife or wives, because a wife is like a tilth in which seed is sown to bear crop in the form of children; (8) a much used road or a beaten track (Lane).

النسل (progeny). نسل الولد means, he begot a child. نسل الرجل means, the man had many children; the progeny of the man increased. نسل means: (1) creatures; (2) children; (3) progeny, whether of man or beast (Aqrab & Lane).

Commentary:

This verse further develops the idea contained in the preceding one. The type of man described in the previous verse (i.e. one whose talk about the affairs of this world is very pleasing but who is selfish at heart) becomes unmasked when he happens to be in authority, or when he goes away from the presence of the people and meets his associates in private. Thus both the meanings of the word تولی as mentioned under Important Words are appropriate here: (1) While he is in the presence of those who are sincere lovers of mankind, he says pleasing things; but when he goes away from them and meets his comrades in private, he strives to create disorder on the earth. (2) Similarly, when he happens to come to power, he becomes exposed and all his talk about improving the affairs of the world vanishes like smoke, and instead of acting like a reformer, he actually becomes a source of disorder.

The clause, destroy the crops and the progeny, means that all his efforts are directed towards harming people and their property. The words حرث and نسل have a number of meanings and all are applicable here. They refer to all kinds of damage relating to person and property.

The words, Allah loves not disorder, come as a fitting reply to the clause in the preceding verse, i.e. he calls Allah to witness as to that which is in his heart. Allah’s evidence goes against him, for the man is after disorder, and Allah loves not disorder.

English - Short Commentary Notes ^*

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Harth means, (1) a piece of land ploughed for sowing, or actually sown with some crop; (2) crop or produce of land whether field-crop or garden-crop; (3) gain, acquisition or earning; (4) reward or recompense; (5) worldly goods; (6) wife or wives, because a wife is like tilth in which seed is sown to produce crop in the form of children (Lane).

English - Pickthall

And when he turneth away (from thee) his effort in the land is to make mischief therein and to destroy the crops and the cattle; and Allah loveth not mischief.

English - Muhammad Ali ^ra

And when he holds authority, he makes effort in the land to cause mischief in it and destroy tilth and offspring; and Allah loves not mischief.

English - Sir Muhammad Zafrullah Khan ^ra

When they attain to authority, they run about in the land to create disorder and destroy the tilth and the young; and Allah loves not disorder.

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