And the people of Nooh (Noah) aforetime, verily, they were more unjust and more rebellious and transgressing (in disobeying Allah and His Messenger Nooh (Noah) )
And before them the people of Noah... Indeed, they, yes they, were more unjust and worse in egocentric indulgences.
Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur'an al-Karim
And before them did He blot out of existence the people of Nuh (Noah) who never observed the principles of justice and were most disposed to be obstinately contrary to what is true, and continued to go counter to what is reasonable or required