فَخَسَفْنَا Then We caused to swallow up fakhasafnā him bihi and his home wabidārihi the earth l-arḍa Then not famā was kāna for him lahu any min group fi-atin (to) help him yanṣurūnahu besides min besides dūni Allah l-lahi and not wamā was kāna (he) of mina those who (could) defend themselves l-muntaṣirīna
Hice que la tierra se tragara a Qarún y a su palacio, y no hubo nadie que pudiera socorrerle, ni siquiera pudo salvarse a sí mismo.
وَأَصْبَحَ And began wa-aṣbaḥa those who alladhīna (had) wished tamannaw his position makānahu the day before bil-amsi (to) say yaqūlūna Ah! That wayka-anna Allah l-laha extends yabsuṭu the provision l-riz'qa for whom liman He wills yashāu of min His slaves ʿibādihi and restricts it wayaqdiru If not lawlā that an Allah had favored manna Allah had favored l-lahu [to] us ʿalaynā He would have caused it to swallow us lakhasafa He would have caused it to swallow us binā Ah! That wayka-annahu not lā will succeed yuf'liḥu the disbelievers l-kāfirūna
Quienes antes habían deseado estar en su lugar comenzaron a decir: “Dios le concede un sustento abundante a quien quiere y se lo restringe [a quien Él quiere] de Sus siervos. De no haber sido porque Dios nos ha agraciado con Su misericordia, nos hubiera tragado la tierra también a nosotros. Es muy cierto que quienes niegan la verdad nunca prosperan”.