Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
corrupt on earth
Persian (Farsi) translation:
مفسد فی الارض
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SeiTT
Oct 29, 2009 20:54
14 yrs ago
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English term
corrupt on earth
English to Persian (Farsi)
Law/Patents
Law (general)
Corruption
Greetings,
"Corrupt on earth" is a term I've never been able to understand properly even in English – perhaps if I see the Persian form it will make better sense.
It’s used here, for example:
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jWbOHSgSb...
What seems odd is this: isn’t anyone who is corrupt "corrupt on earth"? To our knowledge there are no human beings living in space or on other planets, so isn’t everyone who is corrupt "corrupt on earth" by definition?
Perhaps it just means "very corrupt". I imagine knowing the original will help.
All the best, and many thanks,
Simon
"Corrupt on earth" is a term I've never been able to understand properly even in English – perhaps if I see the Persian form it will make better sense.
It’s used here, for example:
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jWbOHSgSb...
What seems odd is this: isn’t anyone who is corrupt "corrupt on earth"? To our knowledge there are no human beings living in space or on other planets, so isn’t everyone who is corrupt "corrupt on earth" by definition?
Perhaps it just means "very corrupt". I imagine knowing the original will help.
All the best, and many thanks,
Simon
Proposed translations
(Persian (Farsi))
| 5 +12 | مفسد فی الارض |
Armineh Johannes
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| 5 +1 | مفسد فی الارض |
Ryan Emami
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| 5 | مفسد في الارض |
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Proposed translations
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2 mins
Armineh Johannes
Native in Persian (Farsi)
Specializes in field
Over twenty years of translation
Native in: Persian (Farsi) (Variant: IRAN) 
, Armenian
Works in: English to Persian (Farsi), Persian (Farsi) to English, French to English, and 6 more.
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مفسد فی الارض
مفسد فی الارض
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Comment: "many thanks excellent - sorry about the delay"
+1
21 mins
Ryan Emami
Canada
Canada
Native in Persian (Farsi)
Works in field
Canada
Quality talks!
Native in: Persian (Farsi) 
Works in: English to Persian (Farsi), Persian (Farsi) to English
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مفسد فی الارض
I'd just like to add to my colleague's answer the point that the origin of this expression is the Quran. This Arabic phrase مفسد فی الارض is repeated many times throughout the Quran and now it has become so common in Islamic jurisprudence that there are punishments in law for those recognized as مفسد فی الارض. This is the pronunciation: /mofsed-e fel arz/. مفسد means corrupt; فی is a preposition meaning "in" (literally) or "on" (in this case); and ارض means "earth." Finally, the ال stuck to ارض functions almost like the English definite article (the).
Hope this is useful enough.
Hope this is useful enough.
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Tewesk1
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مفسد في الارض
This is a legal term used in Iranian courts for extreme charges. Anyone convicted as a "corrupt on earth" would be handed in capital punishment.
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