وَكَانَ فِي الْمَدِينَةِ تِسْعَةُ رَهْطٍ يُفْسِدُونَ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَلَا يُصْلِحُونَ
Wakana fee almadeenati tisAAatu rahtin yufsidoona fee al-ardi wala yuslihoona
And were in the city nine family heads, they were spreading corruption in the land and not reforming.
Now there were in the city nine men who were wont to commit deeds of depravity all over the land, and would not reform;
There were in the city nine men of a family, who made mischief in the land, and would not reform.
And there were in the city nine persons who made mischief in the land and reformed not.
And there were in the city nine persons who made mischief in the land and did not act aright.
And there were in the city nine family heads causing corruption in the land and not amending [its affairs].