فَلَوْلَا So why not كَانَ had been مِنَ of ٱلْقُرُونِ the generations مِن before you قَبْلِكُمْ before you أُو۟لُوا۟ those possessing a remnant بَقِيَّةٍۢ those possessing a remnant يَنْهَوْنَ forbidding عَنِ from ٱلْفَسَادِ the corruption فِى in ٱلْأَرْضِ the earth إِلَّا except قَلِيلًۭا a few مِّمَّنْ of those أَنجَيْنَا We saved مِنْهُمْ ۗ among them وَٱتَّبَعَ But followed ٱلَّذِينَ those who ظَلَمُوا۟ did wrong مَآ what أُتْرِفُوا۟ luxury they were given فِيهِ therein وَكَانُوا۟ and they were مُجْرِمِينَ criminals ١١٦