# Quran 2:11 — Surah Al-Baqarah (The Cow), Verse 11

## Arabic (Uthmani script)
وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمۡ لَا تُفۡسِدُواْ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ قَالُوٓاْ إِنَّمَا نَحۡنُ مُصۡلِحُونَ

## Arabic (IndoPak script)
وَاِذَا قِیْلَ لَهُمْ لَا تُفْسِدُوْا فِی الْاَرْضِ قَالُوْۤا اِنَّمَا نَحْنُ مُصْلِحُوْنَ ۟

## Transliteration
Wa izaa qeela lahum laa tufsidoo fil ardi qaalooo innamaa nahnu muslihoon

## English Translation (Abdullah Yusuf Ali)
> When it is said to them: "Make not mischief on the earth," they say: "Why, we only Want to make peace!"

**Citation:** Quran, Surah Al-Baqarah 2:11 · Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali, The Holy Qur'an: Text, Translation and Commentary (1934)

**Context:** Surah Al-Baqarah is a medinan surah with 286 ayahs. Full surah: https://deen.global/quran/surah-al-baqarah.md
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