Muhammad-22, Surah Muhammad (SAW) Verse-22

For you to turn back to do mischief in the land and kill each other; is this then what should have been expected of you?

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

May it not be that if you were to wield authority you would cause corruption in the land and ill-treat your blood relations?

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?

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

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

(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.

If you turned away, would you then haply work corruption in the land, and break your bonds of kin?

But if you held command, would you make mischief in the land and cut off the ties of kinship?

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

Obedience and a gentle word (was proper). Then when the affair is settled, it is better for them if they remain true to Allah.

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

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

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

Could it be, that if you turn away, you might make corruption in the land and break the ties of kinship?

So would you perhaps, if you turned away, cause corruption on earth and sever your [ties of] relationship?

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

If you turn away, you are likely to make mischief on earth, and sever your family ties.

Then if you turn away, you are likely to spread corruption on the earth and sever your ties of kinship.

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?