Sam Gerrans - The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

And there were in the city nine men who wrought corruption in the land and did not right.

وَكَانَ فِي الْمَد۪ينَةِ تِسْعَةُ رَهْطٍ يُفْسِدُونَ فِي الْاَرْضِ وَلَا يُصْلِحُونَ
Wakana fee almadeenati tisAAatu rahtinyufsidoona fee al-ardi wala yuslihoon
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1wakānaAnd wereكون
2in
3l-madīnatithe cityمدن
4tis'ʿatunineتسع
5rahṭinfamily headsرهط
6yuf'sidūnathey were spreading corruptionفسد
7in
8l-arḍithe landارض
9walāand not
10yuṣ'liḥūnareformingصلح
  • Aisha Bewley

    There was a group of nine men in the city causing corruption in the land and not putting things right.

  • Progressive Muslims

    And in the city were nine ruffians who were causing corruption in the land, and they were not reforming.

  • Shabbir Ahmed

    Now there was a gang of nine leaders in the city who spread disorder in the land, and blocked all reform.

  • Sam Gerrans The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

    And there were in the city nine men who wrought corruption in the land and did not right.

  • The Monotheist Group The Quran: A Monotheist Translation

    And in the city were nine ruffians who were causing corruption in the land, and they were not reforming.

  • Edip-Layth Quran: A Reformist Translation

    In the city were nine thugs who were causing corruption in the land, and they were not reforming.

  • Rashad Khalifa The Final Testament

    There were nine gangsters in the city who were wicked, and never did anything good.

  • Mohamed Ahmed - Samira

    There were in that city nine persons who spread disorder in the land, and did not reform.

  • Sahih International (Umm Muhammad, Mary Kennedy, Amatullah Bantley)

    And there were in the city nine family heads causing corruption in the land and not amending .

  • Muhammad Asad

    Now there were in the city nine men who were wont to commit deeds of depravity all over the land, and would not reform;

  • Marmaduke Pickthall

    And there were in the city nine persons who made mischief in the land and reformed not.

  • Abul A'la Maududi Tafhim commentary

    Now there were nine ring-leaders* in the city who created corruption in the land and never worked to set things right.

  • Abdel Khalek Himmat Al- Muntakhab

    Among the leaders in Saleh’s town were nine men whose wickedness exceeded all limits and reached an irreversible degree, they flourished at spreading mischief in the land and at creating discord.

  • Bijan Moeinian

    They were nine wicked men in town who had done nothing good in their lives.

  • Al-Hilali & Khan

    And there were in the city nine men (from the sons of their chiefs), who made mischief in the land, and would not reform.

  • Abdullah Yusuf Ali

    There were in the city nine men of a family, who made mischief in the land, and would not reform.

  • Mustafa Khattab The Clear Quran

    And there were in the city nine ˹elite˺ men who spread corruption in the land, never doing what is right.

  • Taqi Usmani

    And there were nine persons in the city who used to make mischief on the earth and did not put things right.

  • Abdul Haleem

    There were nine men in the city who spread corruption in the land without making amends.

  • Arthur John Arberry

    Now in the city there were nine persons who did corruption in the land, and put not things right;

  • E. Henry Palmer

    And there were in the city nine persons who despoiled the land and did not right.

  • Hamid S. Aziz

    They said, "We auger evil of you and those who are with you. Said he, "Your augury is in Allah's hands; nay, but you are a people who are being tested."

  • Mahmoud Ghali

    And (there) was in the city nine (men of) a clan who corrupted in the land and did not act righteously.

  • George Sale

    And there were nine men in the city, who acted corruptly in the earth, and behaved not with integrity.

  • Syed Vickar Ahamed

    And in the City, there were Nine men of a family, who made mischief in the land, and would not correct (themselves).

  • Amatul Rahman Omar

    And there were in the city a gang of nine (persons) who had upset the order and peace in the country and would not reform (themselves).

  • Ali Quli Qarai

    There were nine persons in the city who caused corruption in the land, and did not bring about any reform.