The Stories
28. Al-Qaṣaṣ
القصص
al-Qaṣaṣ (The Story)
ٱلْقَصَص
28:79
فَخَرَجَ
عَلَى
قَوْمِهِ
فِي
زِينَتِهِ
قَالَ
الَّذِينَ
يُرِيدُونَ
الْحَيَاةَ
الدُّنْيَا
يَالَيْتَ
لَنَا
مِثْلَ
مَا
أُوتِيَ
قَارُونُ
إِنَّهُ
لَذُو
حَظٍّ
عَظِيمٍ
fa-kharaja ʿalā qawmihī fī zīnatihī qāla lladhīna yurīdūna l-ḥayāta d-dunyā yā-layta lanā mithla mā ʾūtiya qārūnu ʾinnahū la-dhū ḥaẓẓin ʿaẓīmin
Korah would bedeck himself to show off his wealth. Those who wanted worldly gains would say, "Would that we were given that which Korah has received. He has certainly received a great share."