56. Vakia · verses 45–46

إِنَّهُمۡ كَانُواْ قَبۡلَ ذَٰلِكَ مُتۡرَفِينَ

Innahum kanoo qabla thalika mutrafeena

For that they were wont to be indulged, before that, in wealth (and luxury),

وَكَانُواْ يُصِرُّونَ عَلَى ٱلۡحِنثِ ٱلۡعَظِيمِ

Wakanoo yusirroona AAala alhinthi alAAatheemi

And persisted obstinately in wickedness supreme!