ከእናንተም በፊት ከነበሩት ከክፍለ ዘመናት ሰዎች ውስጥ በምድር ላይ ከማበላሸት የሚከለክሉ የመልካም ቀሪ ሥራዎች ባለቤቶች ለምን አልነበሩም ግን ከእነሱ ያዳንናቸው ጥቂቶቹ ( ከለከሉና ዳኑ ) ፡ ፡ እነዚያም የበደሉት ሰዎች ( አልከለከሉም ) ፡ ፡ በእርሱ የተቀማጠሉበትን ተድላ ተከተሉ ፡ ፡ አመጸኞችም ነበሩ ፡ ፡
Why were there not among the generations before you a remnant [ of the wise ] who might forbid corruption in the earth , except a few of those whom We delivered from among them ? Those who were wrongdoers pursued that in which they had been granted affluence , and they were a guilty lot .