The Quran

سورة محَمَّد

Surah Muhammad 47:22

Muhammad · Verse 22 of 38

فَهَلْ عَسَيْتُمْ إِنْ تَوَلَّيْتُمْ أَنْ تُفْسِدُوا فِي الْأَرْضِ وَتُقَطِّعُوا أَرْحَامَكُمْ

Abdul Mannan Omar

(Hypocrites!) it is more likely that if you are given authority and power, you will create disorder in the land and violate your ties of kinship.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Then, is it to be expected of you, if ye were put in authority, that ye will do mischief in the land, and break your ties of kith and kin?

Ahmed Ali

Is it possible that if placed in authority you will create disorder in the land and sever your bonds of relationship?

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Ali Unal

But is it to be expected of you (O hypocritical ones), that you will break your promise and turn away (from God’s commandments), and cause disorder and corruption in the land, and sever the ties of kinship?

Daryabadi

Then, belike ye are, if ye turn to cause corruption in the earth away, and to sever your kinship.

Faridul Haque

So do you * portray that if you get governance, you would spread chaos in the land and sever your relations? (* The hypocrites)

Maulana Muhammad Ali

But if you turn away, you are sure to make mischief in the land and cut off the ties of kinship!

Maulvi Sher Ali

Would you not then, if you are placed in authority, create disorder in the land and sever your ties of kinship?

Muhammad Asad

[Ask them:) "Would you, perchance, after having turned away [from God's commandment, prefer to revert to your old ways, and] spread corruption on earth, and [once again) cut asunder your ties of kinship?

Muhammad Musin Khan

Would you then, if you were given the authority, do mischief in the land, and sever your ties of kinship?

Muhammad Pickthall

Would ye then, if ye were given the command, work corruption in the land and sever your ties of kinship?

Muhammad Sarwar

If you ignore the commands of God would you then also spread evil in the land and sever the ties of kinship?.

Muhammed ali Shakir

But if you held command, you were sure to make mischief in the land and cut off the ties of kinship!

Rashad Khalifa

Is it also your intention that as soon as you leave you will commit evil and mistreat your relatives?

Shabbir Ahmed

Would you then, rather turn back (to the old ways of Ignorance) and work corruption in the land, and break the common bond of humanity and your ties of mutual relationships?