( ونصرناه ) منعناه ( من القوم الذين كذبوا بآياتنا ) أن يصلوا إليه بسوء وقال أبو عبيدة : أي على القوم ، ( إنهم كانوا قوم سوء فأغرقناهم أجمعين )
I saved him from the evil plot of those of his people who rejected the signs that I supported him with; those signs that pointed to his truthfulness. Indeed, they were evil, corrupt people, and so I destroyed them all by drowning them.