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وَلَقَدْ ضَلَّ قَبْلَهُمْ أَكْثَرُ الْأَوَّلِينَ
Transliteration:
Walaqad dalla qablahum aktharu al-awwaleena
Word by Word:
And verily, went astray before them most (of) the former (people),
Translations:
Thus, indeed, most of the people of old went astray before them,
And truly before them, many of the ancients went astray;-
And verily most of the men of old went astray before them,
And indeed We sent among them warners.
And there had already strayed before them most of the former peoples,