He said, "I was only given it because of knowledge I have." Did he not know that Allah had destroyed before him of generations those who were greater than him in power and greater in accumulation [of wealth]? But the criminals, about their sins, will not be asked.
قارون گفت: این مال و ثروت فراوان به علم و تدبیر خودم به من داده شد! آیا ندانست که خدا پیش از او چه بسیار امم و طوایفی را که از او قوت و ثروت و جمعیتشان بیشتر بود هلاک کرد؟ و هیچ از گناه بدکاران سؤال نخواهد شد (بلکه یکسر به دوزخ روند).