فَلَوۡلَا

كَانَ

مِنَ

ٱلۡقُرُونِ

مِن

قَبۡلِكُمۡ

أُوْلُواْ

بَقِيَّةٖ

يَنۡهَوۡنَ

عَنِ

ٱلۡفَسَادِ

فِي

ٱلۡأَرۡضِ

إِلَّا

قَلِيلٗا

مِّمَّنۡ

أَنجَيۡنَا

مِنۡهُمۡۗ

وَٱتَّبَعَ

ٱلَّذِينَ

ظَلَمُواْ

مَآ

أُتۡرِفُواْ

فِيهِ

وَكَانُواْ

مُجۡرِمِينَ

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 116. If only there had been among the generations before you persons having wisdom, prohibiting (others) from Al-Fasâd (disbelief, polytheism, and all kinds of crimes and sins) in the earth, (but there were none) - except a few of those whom We saved from among them! Those who did wrong pursued the enjoyment of good things of (this worldly) life, and were Mujrimûn (criminals, disbelievers in Allâh, polytheists, sinners).