سُوْرَةُ الْقَصَصِ
Surah Al-Qasas (28) — Ayah 76
۞ إِنَّ قَـٰرُونَ كَانَ مِن قَوْمِ مُوسَىٰ فَبَغَىٰ عَلَيْهِمْ ۖ وَءَاتَيْنَـٰهُ مِنَ ٱلْكُنُوزِ مَآ إِنَّ مَفَاتِحَهُۥ لَتَنُوٓأُ بِٱلْعُصْبَةِ أُو۟لِى ٱلْقُوَّةِ إِذْ قَالَ لَهُۥ قَوْمُهُۥ لَا تَفْرَحْ ۖ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يُحِبُّ ٱلْفَرِحِينَ ﴿76﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Verily, Qârûn (Korah) was of Mûsâ’s (Moses) people, but he behaved arrogantly towards them. And We gave him of the treasures, that of which the keys would have been a burden to a body of strong men. Remember when his people said to him: "Do not exult (with riches, being ungrateful to Allâh). Verily Allâh likes not those who exult (with riches, being ungrateful to Allâh).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
۞ إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
قَـٰرُونَ
qārūna
Qarun
كَانَ
kāna
was
مِن
min
from
قَوْمِ
qawmi
(the) people
مُوسَىٰ
mūsā
(of) Musa
فَبَغَىٰ
fabaghā
but he oppressed
عَلَيْهِمْ ۖ
ʿalayhim
[on] them
وَءَاتَيْنَـٰهُ
waātaynāhu
And We gave him
مِنَ
mina
of
ٱلْكُنُوزِ
l-kunūzi
the treasures
مَآ
mā
which
إِنَّ
inna
indeed
مَفَاتِحَهُۥ
mafātiḥahu
(the) keys of it
لَتَنُوٓأُ
latanūu
would burden
بِٱلْعُصْبَةِ
bil-ʿuṣ'bati
a company (of men)
أُو۟لِى
ulī
possessors of great strength
ٱلْقُوَّةِ
l-quwati
possessors of great strength
إِذْ
idh
When
قَالَ
qāla
said
لَهُۥ
lahu
to him
قَوْمُهُۥ
qawmuhu
his people
لَا
lā
(Do) not
تَفْرَحْ ۖ
tafraḥ
exult
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
لَا
lā
(does) not
يُحِبُّ
yuḥibbu
love
ٱلْفَرِحِينَ
l-fariḥīna
the exultant
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
76-1. His oppression upon his people, the Children of Israel, was that due to his abundance of wealth and riches, he used to belittle them. Some say that he was appointed by Pharaoh as an official over his people, the Children of Israel, and he used to oppress them.
76-2. The meaning of تنوء is to incline (to lean), just as when a person lifts a heavy object, he staggers here and there due to the weight. The burden of his keys was so great that even a strong group would feel heaviness while carrying them.
76-3. That is, do not be arrogant and proud. Some have interpreted it as miserliness, meaning do not be miserly.
76-4. That is, He does not like those who are arrogant and proud, or those who are miserly.
76-2. The meaning of تنوء is to incline (to lean), just as when a person lifts a heavy object, he staggers here and there due to the weight. The burden of his keys was so great that even a strong group would feel heaviness while carrying them.
76-3. That is, do not be arrogant and proud. Some have interpreted it as miserliness, meaning do not be miserly.
76-4. That is, He does not like those who are arrogant and proud, or those who are miserly.
