Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
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| 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 |  |
M. M. Pickthall | | And there were in the city nine persons who made mischief in the land and reformed not | |
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985) | | There were in the city nine men of a family, who made mischief in the land, and would not reform | |
Shakir | | And there were in the city nine persons who made mischief in the land and did not act aright | |
Wahiduddin Khan | | There were in the city nine men who spread corruption in the land, and would not reform | |
| Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar | | And there had been nine groups of persons in the city who make corruption in the earth and make not things right. | |
| T.B.Irving | | There was a gang of nine persons in the city who caused trouble on earth and never improved matters. | |
| The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab | | And there were in the city nine ˹elite˺ men who spread corruption in the land, never doing what is right. | |
| Safi Kaskas | | And in the town there were heads of nine clans who spread mischief in the land and did no good. | |
| Abdul Hye | | There were in the city 9 men (leaders) who made mischief in the land, and they would not reform. | |
| The Study Quran | | And in the city there were nine persons working corruption in the land and not setting matters aright | |
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition) | | And in the city were nine ruffians who were causing corruption in the land, and they were not reforming | |
Abdel Haleem | | There were nine men in the city who spread corruption in the land without making amends | |
Abdul Majid Daryabadi | | And there were nine of a group in the City, who spread corruption in the land and rectified not | |
Ahmed Ali | | There were in that city nine persons who spread disorder in the land, and did not reform | |
Aisha Bewley | | There was a group of nine men in the city causing corruption in the land and not putting things right. | |
Ali Ünal | | There were nine ringleaders in the city, causing disorder and corruption in the land and not setting things right | |
Ali Quli Qara'i | | There were nine persons in the city who caused corruption in the land, and did not bring about any reform | |
Hamid S. Aziz | | And there were in the city nine persons who despoiled the land and reformed not | |
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali | | And (there) was in the city nine (men of) a clan who corrupted in the land and did not act righteously | |
Muhammad Sarwar | | There were nine tribes in the city spreading evil without any reform in the land | |
Muhammad Taqi Usmani | | And there were nine persons in the city who used to make mischief on the earth and did not put things right | |
Shabbir Ahmed | | Now there was a gang of nine leaders in the city who spread disorder in the land, and blocked all reform | |
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) | |
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International) | | And there were in the city nine family heads causing corruption in the land and not amending [its affairs] | |
Farook Malik | | There were nine ringleaders in the city who created mischief in the land and reformed nothing | |
| Dr. Munir Munshey | | There were nine groups of people in that town. Each one was busy spreading corruption in the land instead of carrying out reforms | |
| Dr. Kamal Omar | | And there were in the city nine bands of men: they create mischief in the land and do not indulge in (any) reform | |
| Talal A. Itani (new translation) | | In the city was a gang of nine who made mischief in the land and did no good | |
Maududi | | Now there were nine ring-leaders in the city who created corruption in the land and never worked to set things right | |
| Ali Bakhtiari Nejad | | And they were nine heads of families in the city committing corruption in the land, and would not reform | |
| A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018) | | There were in the city nine people of a family, who do wrong in the land, and would not reform | |
| Musharraf Hussain | | There was a gang of nine men in the city who would not comply but went around wreaking havoc. | |
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition) | | And in the city were nine ruffians who were causing corruption in the land, and they were not reforming | |
| Mohammad Shafi | | And there were in the city nine of a leading family. They caused corruption to spread on earth, and they would not reform | |
Controversial, deprecated, or status undetermined works
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Bijan Moeinian | | They were nine wicked men in town who had done nothing good in their lives | |
| Faridul Haque | | And there were nine persons in the city who used to cause turmoil in the land and did not wish reform | |
| Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah | | In the city there were nine people who were corrupting the land and did not reform | |
Maulana Muhammad Ali | | And there were in the city nine persons who made mischief in the land and did not act aright | |
| Muhammad Ahmed - Samira | | And in the city/town were nine groups/tribes corrupting/disordering in the earth/Planet Earth, and they do not correct/repair | |
Sher Ali | | And there were in the city a party of nine persons who made mischief in the land, and who would not reform | |
Rashad Khalifa | | There were nine gangsters in the city who were wicked, and never did anything good. | |
| Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi) | | And there were nine persons in the city making mischief in the earth and did not like rectification. | |
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) | |
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri | | And there were in the city (of the people of Thamud) nine prominent leaders (leading their respective parties) who used to spread destructive activities in the land and would not do constructive works | |
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali | | And there were in the city nine men (from the sons of their chiefs), who made mischief in the land, and would not reform | |
