وَكَانَ فِي الْمَدِينَةِ تِسْعَةُ رَهْطٍ يُفْسِدُونَ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَلَا يُصْلِحُونَ
[27:48]
And there were in the city nine persons who made mischief in the land and did not act aright.
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.