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Verse 80of 88

وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُوا۟ ٱلْعِلْمَ وَيْلَكُمْ ثَوَابُ ٱللَّهِ خَيْرٌۭ لِّمَنْ ءَامَنَ وَعَمِلَ صَٰلِحًۭا وَلَا يُلَقَّىٰهَآ إِلَّا ٱلصَّٰبِرُونَ﴿٨٠

Translation (Sahih International)

But those who had been given knowledge said, "Woe to you! The reward of Allah is better for he who believes and does righteousness. And none are granted it except the patient."

Word-by-word meaning

وَقَالَwaqālaBut said
ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
أُوتُوا۟ūtūwere given
ٱلْعِلْمَl-ʿil'mathe knowledge
وَيْلَكُمْwaylakumWoe to you
ثَوَابُthawābu(The) reward
ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
خَيْرٌۭkhayrun(is) better
لِّمَنْlimanfor (he) who
ءَامَنَāmanabelieves
وَعَمِلَwaʿamilaand does
صَـٰلِحًۭاṣāliḥanrighteous (deeds)
وَلَاwalāAnd not
يُلَقَّىٰهَآyulaqqāhāit is granted
إِلَّاillāexcept
ٱلصَّـٰبِرُونَl-ṣābirūna(to) the patient ones

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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