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Verse 76of 88

۞ إِنَّ قَٰرُونَ كَانَ مِن قَوْمِ مُوسَىٰ فَبَغَىٰ عَلَيْهِمْ ۖ وَءَاتَيْنَٰهُ مِنَ ٱلْكُنُوزِ مَآ إِنَّ مَفَاتِحَهُۥ لَتَنُوٓأُ بِٱلْعُصْبَةِ أُو۟لِى ٱلْقُوَّةِ إِذْ قَالَ لَهُۥ قَوْمُهُۥ لَا تَفْرَحْ ۖ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يُحِبُّ ٱلْفَرِحِينَ﴿٧٦

Translation (Sahih International)

Indeed, Qarun was from the people of Moses, but he tyrannized them. And We gave him of treasures whose keys would burden a band of strong men; thereupon his people said to him, "Do not exult. Indeed, Allah does not like the exultant.

Word-by-word meaning

۞ إِنَّinnaIndeed
قَـٰرُونَqārūnaQarun
كَانَkānawas
مِنminfrom
قَوْمِqawmi(the) people
مُوسَىٰmūsā(of) Musa
فَبَغَىٰfabaghābut he oppressed
عَلَيْهِمْ ۖʿalayhim[on] them
وَءَاتَيْنَـٰهُwaātaynāhuAnd We gave him
مِنَminaof
ٱلْكُنُوزِl-kunūzithe treasures
مَآwhich
إِنَّinnaindeed
مَفَاتِحَهُۥmafātiḥahu(the) keys of it
لَتَنُوٓأُlatanūuwould burden
بِٱلْعُصْبَةِbil-ʿuṣ'batia company (of men)
أُو۟لِىulīpossessors of great strength
ٱلْقُوَّةِl-quwatipossessors of great strength
إِذْidhWhen
قَالَqālasaid
لَهُۥlahuto him
قَوْمُهُۥqawmuhuhis people
لَا(Do) not
تَفْرَحْ ۖtafraḥexult
إِنَّinnaIndeed
ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
لَا(does) not
يُحِبُّyuḥibbulove
ٱلْفَرِحِينَl-fariḥīnathe exultant

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Qarun and His People's exhortationIt was recorded that Ibn `Abbas said:إِنَّ قَـرُونَ كَانَ مِن قَوْمِ مُوسَى(Verily, Qarun was of Musa's people,) "He was the son of his paternal uncle." This was also the view of Ibrahim An-Nakha`i, `Abdullah bin Al-Harith bin Nawfal, Sammak bin Harb, Qatadah, Malik bin Dinar, Ibn Jurayj and others; they all said that he was the cousin of Musa, peace be upon him. Ibn Jurayj said: "He was Qarun bin Yashar bin Qahith, and Musa was the son of `Imran bin Qahith.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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