Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
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
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.
Wahiduddin Khan
There were in the city nine men who spread corruption 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
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.
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
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
In the city were nine persons who made mischief in the land and didn’t reform.
Talal Itani (2012)
In the city was a gang of nine who made mischief in the land and did no good
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
There were nine ringleaders in the city who created mischief in the land and reformed nothing
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
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
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)
And there were in the city nine family heads causing corruption in the land and not amending [its affairs]
[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
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.
Maududi
Now there were nine ring-leaders in the city who created corruption in the land and never worked to set things right
[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 or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
And there were nine persons in the city making mischief in the earth and did not like rectification.
There were nine gangsters in the city who were wicked, and never did anything good.
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
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
Sher Ali
And there were in the city a party of nine persons who made mischief in the land, and who would not reform
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
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)
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
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame
And there used to be in the city a clan of nine men who used to do corruption in the land and they did not use to make things right.
Munir Mezyed
In the city (of Thamūd), there was a company of nine persons (among their chiefs), who were indulging in corruption in the land, and were not willing to make amends.
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher
And there were nine clans in the town who caused corruption on earth and did not reform.
Linda “iLHam” Barto
In the city, nine gang members created havoc in the land and would not change.
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation
And there were nine persons in the city who were spreading corruption in the land and would not reform.
Irving & Mohamed Hegab
There was a gang of nine persons in the city who caused trouble on earth and never improved matters.
Samy Mahdy
And there in the city nine bands were spoiling the earth and they are not repairing.
Sayyid Qutb
There were in the city nine men who did evil deeds in the land, and would not do any good.
Ahmed Hulusi
There was in that city a gang of nine men who caused corruption and rebelled.
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli
And there were in the city nine (groups of) persons who made mischief in the land and would not reform
Among the leaders in Saleh’s town were nine men whose wickedness exceeded all limits and reached an irreversible degree, they flourished at spreading mischief in the land and at creating discord
Mir Aneesuddin
And there were nine persons in the city who caused corruption in the land and did not act right.
The Wise Quran
And there were in the city nine persons doing evil in the earth and they did not do right.