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Verse 79of 88

فَخَرَجَ عَلَىٰ قَوْمِهِۦ فِى زِينَتِهِۦ ۖ قَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ يُرِيدُونَ ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنْيَا يَٰلَيْتَ لَنَا مِثْلَ مَآ أُوتِىَ قَٰرُونُ إِنَّهُۥ لَذُو حَظٍّ عَظِيمٍۢ﴿٧٩

Translation (Sahih International)

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 Qarun. Indeed, he is one of great fortune."

Word-by-word meaning

فَخَرَجَfakharajaSo he went forth
عَلَىٰʿalāto
قَوْمِهِۦqawmihihis people
فِىin
زِينَتِهِۦ ۖzīnatihihis adornment
قَالَqālaSaid
ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
يُرِيدُونَyurīdūnadesire
ٱلْحَيَوٰةَl-ḥayatathe life
ٱلدُّنْيَاl-dun'yā(of) the world
يَـٰلَيْتَyālaytaO! Would that
لَنَاlanāfor us
مِثْلَmith'la(the) like
مَآ(of) what
أُوتِىَūtiyahas been given
قَـٰرُونُqārūnu(to) Qarun
إِنَّهُۥinnahuIndeed, he
لَذُوladhū(is the) owner
حَظٍّḥaẓẓin(of) fortune
عَظِيمٍۢʿaẓīmingreat

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

How Qarun went forth in His Finery, and His People's CommentsAllah tells us how Qarun went forth one day before his people with his magnificent regalia; wearing his fine clothes, accompanied by his fine horses, his servants and retinue.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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