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 , out of the generations that passed away before you , righteous men who would forbid others from causing corruption on the earth ? And if such were there , they were only a few whom We had saved from those generations , or else the wrong-doers kept pursuing the ease and comfort which had been conferred upon them , thus losing themselves in sinfulness .