Quran Ayah al-Fajr (The Dawn, Daybreak) 89:12 - 70+ Translation Comparison

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Muhammad Asad

and brought about great corruption therein

Arthur John Arberry

and worked much corruption therein

Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)

And heaped therein mischief (on mischief)

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Arabic

فَأَكْثَرُوا فِيهَا الْفَسَادَ

Arabic

فَأَكْثَرُوا۟ فِيهَا ٱلْفَسَادَ

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fa-aktharū fīhā l-fasāda

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and increased the corruption therein (i.e., land)

Word for Word
Dr. Shehnaz Shaikh, Ms. Kauser Katri, and more

And (made) much therein corruption.

Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning

Muhammad Asad

and brought about great corruption therein

Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)

And heaped therein mischief (on mischief)

M. M. Pickthall

And multiplied iniquity therein

The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab

spreading much corruption there.

Wahiduddin Khan

and caused much corruption in them

Safi Kaskas

and spread much corruption there.

Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar

and made much corruption in it?

T.B.Irving

and increased corruption there?

Shakir

So they made great mischief therein

Abdul Hye

and made much mischief in it.

Saeed Malik

and proliferated therein that rot of disharmony and discord?

The Study Quran

and increased corruption therein

Talal Itani & AI (2025)

And spread much corruption in them.

Talal Itani (2012)

And spread much corruption therein

M. Farook Malik

and committed great mischief therein

Dr. Kamal Omar

and they tremendously increased in those (cities) Al-Fasad

Dr. Munir Munshey

And vastly increased mischief and corruption in the land

Syed Vickar Ahamed

And here (they) piled mischief (upon mischief)

Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)

And increased therein the corruption

Muhammad Sarwar

and spread much corruption in the land

Muhammad Taqi Usmani

and spread a lot of mischief therein

Shabbir Ahmed

And increased corruption and crime therein

Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali

So they worked much corruption therein

Hamid S. Aziz

And did multiply wickedness therein

Abdel Haleem

and spread corruption there

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

And multiplied therein corruption

Ahmed Ali

And multiplied corruption

Aisha Bewley

and caused much corruption in them?

Ali Ünal

And increased manifold disorder and corruption therein

Ali Quli Qara'i

and caused much corruption in them

[The Monotheist Group] (2017 Edition)

And made much corruption therein.

Musharraf Hussain

who brought about havoc throughout them –

A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)

And spread corruption therein

Ali Bakhtiari Nejad

and increased the corruption in it,

Maududi

spreading in them much corruption

Mohammad Shafi

They often spread anarchy in them

Controversial or status undetermined works

Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)

And spread mischief therein

Rashad Khalifa

They spread evil throughout

Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah

and exceeded in corruption therein

Faridul Haque

And who then spread a lot of turmoil in them

Bijan Moeinian

They were merciless tyrants

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And made great mischief therein

Muhammad Ahmed & Samira

So they increased (made too much) in it the corruption

Sher Ali

And wrought much corruption therein

Edip Yuksel

Made much corruption therein.

Amatul Rahman Omar

And they spread a lot of corruption and lawlessness therein

Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri

And spread great mischief and corruption there

Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali

And made therein much mischief

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works

N J Dawood (2014)

and made the land teem with wickedness

Arthur John Arberry

and worked much corruption therein

Edward Henry Palmer

and did multiply wickedness therein

George Sale

and multiplied corruption therein

John Medows Rodwell

And multiplied wickedness therein

New, Partial, or In Progress Translations

Shuaib Abdullahi

and (Fa) increased (Ak'tharu') the corruption (El'Fasaad) therein (Fiihaa).

Fode Drame

and they caused a great deal of mischief therein.

Munir Mezyed

And increased therein the corruption.

Sahib Mustaqim Bleher

And increased corruption in it,

Linda “iLHam” Barto

[They] created chaos within.

Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation

and spread much corruption therein,

Irving & Mohamed Hegab

and increased corruption there?

Samy Mahdy

So they increased, within it the spoiling.

Sayyid Qutb

bringing about much corruption there.

Ali Quli Qarai

and caused much corruption in them,

Ahmed Hulusi

And increased corruption therein!

Safiur Rahman Mubarakpuri

And made therein much mischief.

A. S. Mohamed

and increased the corruption therein.

Torres Al Haneef (partial translation)

"and added corruption to corruption,"

Mir Aneesuddin

Thus they increased corruption in them.

Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur‘an al-Karim

They encouraged mischief therein and promoted an age of discord

The Wise Quran Project

Then they multiplied corruption in them.

Obsolete and/or older editions

Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)

And heaped therein mischief (on mischief)

[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)

And made much corruption therein.

[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)

And made much corruption therein

OLD Literal Word for Word

And (made) much therein corruption

OLD Transliteration

Faaktharoo feeha alfasada

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