74إِلّا عِبادَ اللَّهِ المُخلَصينَMuhammad AsadEXCEPT for God's true servants, [most people are apt to go astray.]1Sc., "and are, therefore, in need of prophetic guidance": which explains the subsequent mention of stories relating to several of the prophets. The story of Noah, which is briefly referred to here, appears in greater detail in 11:25-48.