When no one was keeping watch over the sheep, the flock was preyed upon and it scattered.
فَعِوَضَ أَنْ يَرْعَى أُولٰئِكَ ٱلرُّعَاةُ خِرَافَ ٱللهِ ،‏ كَانُوا يَسْتَغِلُّونَهُمْ وَ ‹ يَرْعَوْنَ أَنْفُسَهُمْ › .‏