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Verse 77of 88

وَٱبْتَغِ فِيمَآ ءَاتَىٰكَ ٱللَّهُ ٱلدَّارَ ٱلْءَاخِرَةَ ۖ وَلَا تَنسَ نَصِيبَكَ مِنَ ٱلدُّنْيَا ۖ وَأَحْسِن كَمَآ أَحْسَنَ ٱللَّهُ إِلَيْكَ ۖ وَلَا تَبْغِ ٱلْفَسَادَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ ۖ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يُحِبُّ ٱلْمُفْسِدِينَ﴿٧٧

Translation (Sahih International)

But seek, through that which Allah has given you, the home of the Hereafter; and [yet], do not forget your share of the world. And do good as Allah has done good to you. And desire not corruption in the land. Indeed, Allah does not like corrupters."

Word-by-word meaning

وَٱبْتَغِwa-ib'taghiBut seek
فِيمَآfīmāthrough what
ءَاتَىٰكَātākaAllah has given you
ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah has given you
ٱلدَّارَl-dārathe home
ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةَ ۖl-ākhirata(of) the Hereafter
وَلَاwalāand (do) not
تَنسَtansaforget
نَصِيبَكَnaṣībakayour share
مِنَminaof
ٱلدُّنْيَا ۖl-dun'yāthe world
وَأَحْسِنwa-aḥsinAnd do good
كَمَآkamāas
أَحْسَنَaḥsanaAllah has been good
ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah has been good
إِلَيْكَ ۖilaykato you
وَلَاwalāAnd (do) not
تَبْغِtabghiseek
ٱلْفَسَادَl-fasādacorruption
فِىin
ٱلْأَرْضِ ۖl-arḍithe earth
إِنَّinnaIndeed
ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
لَا(does) not
يُحِبُّyuḥibbulove
ٱلْمُفْسِدِينَl-muf'sidīnathe corrupters

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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