Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
And [thus, too, We destroyed] Noah’s people aforetime: for they were iniquitous folk
M. M. Pickthall
And the folk of Noah aforetime. Lo! they were licentious folk
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
So were the People of Noah before them for they wickedly transgressed
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
And the people of Noah ˹had also been destroyed˺ earlier. They were truly a rebellious people.
Safi Kaskas
And before that the people of Noah. They were wicked people.
Wahiduddin Khan
[We destroyed] the people of Noah before them. They were certainly a sinful people
Shakir
And the people of Nuh before, surely they were a transgressing people
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
And the folk of Noah from before. Truly, they had been a folk, ones who disobey.
T.B.Irving
And Noah´s people had already been such immoral folk.
Abdul Hye
(Allah destroyed) the people of Noah before them. Surely, they were people who were rebellious, disobedient (to Allah).
The Study Quran
As for the people of Noah before, truly they were an iniquitous people
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
And the people of Noah before them. They were a sinful people.
Talal Itani (2012)
And before that, the people of Noah. They were immoral people
Dr. Kamal Omar
And the nation of Nuh since before: they had remained a nation of Fasiqun
And We destroyed the people of Noah before them because they too were transgressors
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
And the people of Nuh (Noah) earlier, surely they were an immoral people
Muhammad Sarwar
The people of Noah who lived before them were also evil doing people
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
And (We have destroyed) the people of NuH even before; indeed they were a sinful people
Shabbir Ahmed
And the people of Noah aforetime! Behold, they were a folk who drifted away from the Truth
Dr. Munir Munshey
And prior to them, (We destroyed) the people of Nooh. They were indeed a rebellious sinful nation
Syed Vickar Ahamed
So were the people of Nuh (Noah) before them: Verily, they wickedly exceeded all limits
And [We destroyed] the people of Noah before; indeed, they were a people defiantly disobedient
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
And the people of Noah before; they were a wicked people
Abdel Haleem
Before that We destroyed the people of Noah. They were a truly sinful people
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
And the people of Nuh We destroyed aforetime; verily they were a people transgressing
Ahmed Ali
(So had We destroyed) the people of Noah before them: They were surely a sinful people
Aisha Bewley
And the people of Nuh before, they were a people of deviators.
Ali Ünal
(And We had destroyed) the people of Noah before. They were a people transgressing (God’s bounds)
Ali Quli Qara'i
And the people of Noah aforetime. Indeed they were a transgressing lot
Hamid S. Aziz
And the people of Noah (were also a sign) before that, surely they were a transgressing people
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
And people of Noah in the past, indeed they were disobedient people.
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)
So were the people of Noah before them, for they wickedly transgressed
Musharraf Hussain
The people of Nuh before them faced a similar fate . They too were sinners
Maududi
Before all these We destroyed the people of Noah: they were a wicked people
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
And the people of Noah before; they were a wicked people.
Mohammad Shafi
And the people of Noah before them all — they were indeed a people immersed in transgression
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
And We destroyed the People of Nuh before them. Undoubtedly they were the people disobedient.
And the people of Noah before that; they were wicked people.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
And before them the nation of Noah, indeed they were a debauched nation
Maulana Muhammad Ali
And the people of Noah before. Surely they were a transgressing people
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira
And Noah's nation from before, that they truly were a nation (of) debauchers
Bijan Moeinian
And the story of Noah’s people whom I destroyed as they were so wicked
Faridul Haque
And before them, We destroyed the people of Nooh; they were indeed a sinning nation
Sher Ali
And WE destroyed the people of Noah before them; they were a disobedient people
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
And (We also destroyed) the people of Nuh (Noah) before this. Surely, they were a people extremely disobedient
Amatul Rahman Omar
And (We destroyed) the people of Noah before (them). They too were disobedient people
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali
(So were) the people of Nooh (Noah) before them. Verily, they were a people who were Fasiqoon (rebellious, disobedient to Allah)
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame
And the people of Noah from before. They used to be a people who were renegades.
Munir Mezyed
(There is also a lesson) in the folk of Noah before them. They were a people indulging in personal disobedience extensively without repentance.
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher
And the people of Nuh (Noah) before, for they were sinful people.
Linda “iLHam” Barto
[Consider] the people of Noah before them. Indeed, they were a disobedient people.
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation
And (recall) before that, the people of Noah—indeed, they were a defiantly disobedient people.
Irving & Mohamed Hegab
And Noah's people had already been such immoral folk.
Samy Mahdy
And Noah’s kinfolk before. They were kinfolk debauchees.
Ahmed Hulusi
And the people of Noah before them... Indeed, they were a people of corrupt faith!
Mir Aneesuddin
And the people of Nuh earlier (to them), they (too) were a transgressing people.
And similarly did We strike a blow at the people of Nuh before them; they were indeed a sinful people
The Wise Quran
And the people of Noah before; indeed they, they were disobedient people.