Why were there not of the generations before you owner of wisdom restraining others from corruption on the earth, except a few of those whom We delivered from amongst them! And those who did wrong followed that in which they luxuriated, and they had been sinners.
پس چرا در امم گذشته مردمی با عقل و ایمان وجود نداشت که (خلق را) از فساد و اعمال زشت نهی کنند مگر عده قلیلی که نجاتشان دادیم، و ستمکاران از پی تعیّش به نعمتهای دنیوی رفتند و مردمی فاسق بدکار بودند.