Surah As-Saffat — Ayah 71 (37:71)
وَلَقَدۡ ضَلَّ قَبۡلَهُمۡ أَكۡثَرُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ ٧١
English translation (Saheeh International)
And there had already strayed before them most of the former peoples,
Brief commentary
Verily, the majority of people before them also went astray. So O Messenger, those to whom you have been sent are not the first to go astray.