سُوْرَةُ البَقَرَةِ

Surah Al-Baqara (2) — Ayah 12

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أَلَآ إِنَّهُمْ هُمُ ٱلْمُفْسِدُونَ وَلَـٰكِن لَّا يَشْعُرُونَ ﴿12﴾
Verily! They are the ones who make mischief, but they perceive not.
أَلَآ alā Beware
إِنَّهُمْ innahum indeed they
هُمُ humu themselves
ٱلْمُفْسِدُونَ l-muf'sidūna (are) the ones who spread corruption
وَلَـٰكِن walākin [and] but
لَّا not
يَشْعُرُونَ yashʿurūna they realize (it)

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12. Beware! Truly, it is they who are the corrupters, but they do not perceive [18] it.

[18] That is, due to this sowing of discord and their actions and movements, even the disbelievers will lose trust in them, and their status will become like that of "the washerman's dog, belonging neither to the home nor to the riverbank." Then they will realize that their deeds were entirely based on mischief and corruption.