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Al-Qasas 79

Ayah 79 of 88 · Meccan

فَخَرَجَ عَلَىٰ قَوۡمِهِۦ فِي زِينَتِهِۦۖ قَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ يُرِيدُونَ ٱلۡحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنۡيَا يَٰلَيۡتَ لَنَا مِثۡلَ مَآ أُوتِيَ قَٰرُونُ إِنَّهُۥ لَذُو حَظٍّ عَظِيمٖ ٧٩

So he came out before his people in his adornment. Those who desired the worldly life said, "Oh, would that we had like what was given to Qārūn. Indeed, he is one of great fortune."

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

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Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. فَخَرَجَSo he went forthfakharaja
  2. عَلَىٰtoʿalā
  3. قَوۡمِهِۦhis peopleqawmihi
  4. فِيinfī
  5. زِينَتِهِۦۖhis adornmentzīnatihi
  6. قَالَSaidqāla
  7. ٱلَّذِينَthose whoalladhīna
  8. يُرِيدُونَdesireyurīdūna
  9. ٱلۡحَيَوٰةَthe lifel-ḥayata
  10. ٱلدُّنۡيَا(of) the worldl-dun'yā
  11. يَٰلَيۡتَO! Would thatyālayta
  12. لَنَاfor uslanā
  13. مِثۡلَ(the) likemith'la
  14. مَآ(of) whatmā
  15. أُوتِيَhas been givenūtiya
  16. قَٰرُونُ(to) Qarunqārūnu
  17. إِنَّهُۥIndeed, heinnahu
  18. لَذُو(is the) ownerladhū
  19. حَظٍّ(of) fortuneḥaẓẓin
  20. عَظِيمٖgreatʿaẓīmin

Tafsir

Qarun came out in his adornment, showing off his wealth and status. Those amongst Qarun’s companions who were desirous of the adornment of the worldly life said: “If only we were given worldly adornment like Qarun has been given. Indeed he has been given a great share of everything!”.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran