now korah was of moses folk but he oppressed them and we gave him so much treasure that the stores thereof would verily have been a burden for a troop of mighty men. when his own folk said unto him exult not lo! allah loveth not the exultant but seek the abode of the hereafter in that which allah hath given thee and neglect not thy portion of the world and be thou kind even as allah hath been kind to thee and seek not corruption in the earth lo! allah loveth not corrupters he said i have been given it only on account of knowledge i possess. knew he not that allah had destroyed already of the generations before him men who were mightier than him in strength and greater in respect of following? the guilty are not questioned of their sins.
إن قارون كان من قوم موسى فبغى عليهم وآتيناه من الكنوز ما إن مفاتحه لتنوء بالعصبة أولي القوة إذ قال له قومه لا تفرح إن الله لا يحب الفرحين وابتغ فيما آتاك الله الدار الآخرة ولا تنس نصيبك من الدنيا وأحسن كما أحسن الله إليك ولا تبغ الفساد في الأرض إن الله لا يحب المفسدين قال إنما أوتيته على علم عندي أولم يعلم أن الله قد أهلك من قبله من القرون من هو أشد منه قوة وأكثر جمعا ولا يسأل عن ذنوبهم المجرمون