so why were not there some people from the generations before you who had some goodness remaining in them in order to prevent from causing turmoil in the earth? except a few among them – the very ones whom we had rescued and the unjust remained pursuing what they were given and they were guilty.
فلولا كان من القرون من قبلكم أولو بقية ينهون عن الفساد في الأرض إلا قليلا ممن أنجينا منهم واتبع الذين ظلموا ما أترفوا فيه وكانوا مجرمين