Surah 89 · verse 12
Al-Fajr 89:12
Sign in to listenفَأَكْثَرُوا فِيهَا الْفَسَادَ
fa-aktharu fiha al-fasad
And increased therein the corruption.
Saheeh International translation
Context in the surah
وَثَمُودَ الَّذِينَ جَابُوا الصَّخْرَ بِالْوَادِ
And [with] Thamud, who carved out the rocks in the valley?
Verse 10وَفِرْعَوْنَ ذِي الْأَوْتَادِ
And [with] Pharaoh, owner of the stakes? -
Verse 11الَّذِينَ طَغَوْا فِي الْبِلَادِ
[All of] whom oppressed within the lands
فَأَكْثَرُوا فِيهَا الْفَسَادَ
And increased therein the corruption.
فَصَبَّ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّكَ سَوْطَ عَذَابٍ
So your Lord poured upon them a scourge of punishment.
Verse 14إِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَبِالْمِرْصَادِ
Indeed, your Lord is in observation.
Verse 15فَأَمَّا الْإِنسَانُ إِذَا مَا ابْتَلَاهُ رَبُّهُ فَأَكْرَمَهُ وَنَعَّمَهُ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّي أَكْرَمَنِ
And as for man, when his Lord tries him and [thus] is generous to him and favors him, he says, "My Lord has honored me."
