Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
and brought about great corruption therein
M. M. Pickthall
And multiplied iniquity therein
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
And heaped therein mischief (on mischief)
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
spreading much corruption there.
Safi Kaskas
and spread much corruption there.
Wahiduddin Khan
and caused much corruption in them
Shakir
So they made great mischief therein
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
and made much corruption in it?
T.B.Irving
and increased corruption there?
Abdul Hye
and made much mischief in it.
The Study Quran
and increased corruption therein
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
Spreading rampant corruption and chaos.
Talal Itani (2012)
And spread much corruption therein
Dr. Kamal Omar
and they tremendously increased in those (cities) Al-Fasad
and committed great mischief therein
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
So they worked much corruption therein
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
Dr. Munir Munshey
And vastly increased mischief and corruption in the land
Syed Vickar Ahamed
And here (they) piled mischief (upon mischief)
And increased therein the corruption
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
And made much corruption 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
Hamid S. Aziz
And did multiply wickedness therein
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
and increased the corruption in it,
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)
And spread corruption therein
Musharraf Hussain
who brought about havoc throughout them –
Maududi
spreading in them much corruption
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
And made much corruption therein.
Mohammad Shafi
They often spread anarchy in them
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
And spread mischief therein
They spread evil throughout
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
and exceeded in corruption therein
Maulana Muhammad Ali
And made great mischief therein
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira
So they increased (made too much) in it the corruption
Bijan Moeinian
They were merciless tyrants
Faridul Haque
And who then spread a lot of turmoil in them
Sher Ali
And wrought much corruption therein
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
And spread great mischief and corruption there
Amatul Rahman Omar
And they spread a lot of corruption and lawlessness therein
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali
And made therein much mischief
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
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.
Ahmed Hulusi
And increased corruption therein!
Torres Al Haneef (partial translation)
"and added corruption to corruption,"
They encouraged mischief therein and promoted an age of discord
Mir Aneesuddin
Thus they increased corruption in them.
The Wise Quran
And multiplied corruption in them.