28:78

ﱁHe saidﱂOnlyﱃI have been given itﱄon (account)ﱅ(of) knowledgeﱆﱇI haveﱈDid notﱉhe knowﱊthatﱋAllahﱌindeedﱍdestroyedﱎbefore himﱏbefore himﱐofﱑthe generationsﱒwhoﱓ[they]ﱔ(were) strongerﱕthan himﱖ(in) strengthﱗand greaterﱘﱙ(in) accumulationﱚAnd notﱛwill be questionedﱜaboutﱝtheir sinsﱞthe criminalsﱟ(78)

He replied, “I have been granted all this because of some knowledge I have.”1 Did he not know that Allah had already destroyed some from the generations before him who were far superior to him in power and greater in accumulating ˹wealth˺? There will be no need for the wicked to be asked about their sins.2

28:79

ﱠSo he went forthﱡtoﱢhis peopleﱣinﱤﱥhis adornmentﱦSaidﱧthose whoﱨdesireﱩthe lifeﱪ(of) the worldﱫO! Would thatﱬfor usﱭ(the) likeﱮ(of) whatﱯhas been givenﱰ(to) QarunﱱIndeed, heﱲ(is the) ownerﱳ(of) fortuneﱴgreatﱵ(79)

Then he came out before his people in all his glamour. Those who desired the life of this world wished, “If only we could have something like what Korah has been given. He is truly a man of great fortune!”

28:80

ﱶBut saidﱷthose whoﱸwere givenﱹthe knowledgeﱺWoe to youﱻ(The) rewardﱼ(of) Allahﱽ(is) betterﱾfor (he) whoﱿbelievesﲀand doesﲁﲂrighteous (deeds)ﲃAnd notﲄit is grantedﲅexceptﲆ(to) the patient onesﲇ(80)

But those gifted with knowledge said, “Shame on you! Allah’s reward is far better for those who believe and do good. But none will attain this except the steadfast.”

28:81

ﲈThen We caused to swallow upﲉhimﲊand his homeﲋthe earthﲌThen notﲍwasﲎfor himﲏanyﲐgroupﲑ(to) help himﲒbesidesﲓbesidesﲔAllahﲕand notﲖwasﲗ(he) ofﲘthose who (could) defend themselvesﲙ(81)

Then We caused the earth to swallow him up, along with his home. There was no one to help him against Allah, nor could he even help himself.

28:82

ﲚAnd beganﲛthose whoﲜ(had) wishedﲝhis positionﲞthe day beforeﲟ(to) sayﲠAh! ThatﲡAllahﲢextendsﲣthe provisionﲤfor whomﲥHe willsﲦofﲧHis slavesﲨﲩand restricts itﲪIf notﲫthatﲬAllah had favoredﲭAllah had favoredﲮ[to] usﲯHe would have caused it to swallow usﲰﲱHe would have caused it to swallow usﲲAh! Thatﲳnotﲴwill succeedﲵthe disbelieversﲶ(82)

And those who had craved his position the previous day began to say, “Ah! It is certainly Allah Who gives abundant or limited provisions to whoever He wills of His servants. Had it not been for the grace of Allah, He could have surely caused the earth to swallow us up! Oh, indeed! The disbelievers will never succeed.”

28:83

ﲷThatﲸthe Homeﲹ(of) the HereafterﲺWe assign itﲻto those whoﲼ(do) notﲽdesireﲾexaltednessﲿinﳀthe earthﳁand notﳂﳃcorruptionﳄAnd the good endﳅ(is) for the righteousﳆ(83)

That ˹eternal˺ Home in the Hereafter We reserve ˹only˺ for those who seek neither tyranny nor corruption on the earth. The ultimate outcome belongs ˹only˺ to the righteous.

28:84

ﳇWhoeverﳈcomesﳉwith a good (deed)ﳊthen for himﳋ(will be) betterﳌﳍthan itﳎand whoeverﳏcomesﳐwith an evil (deed)ﳑthen notﳒwill be recompensedﳓthose whoﳔdoﳕthe evil (deeds)ﳖexceptﳗwhatﳘthey used (to)ﳙdoﳚ(84)

Whoever comes with a good deed will be rewarded with what is better. And whoever comes with an evil deed, then the evildoers will only be rewarded for what they used to do.