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Sura 28
Aya 79
79
فَخَرَجَ عَلىٰ قَومِهِ في زينَتِهِ ۖ قالَ الَّذينَ يُريدونَ الحَياةَ الدُّنيا يا لَيتَ لَنا مِثلَ ما أوتِيَ قارونُ إِنَّهُ لَذو حَظٍّ عَظيمٍ

M. M. Ghali

So he went out to his people in his adornment. The ones who would like (to gain) the present life (Literally: the lowly "life", i.e., the life of this world) said, "Oh, would that we had the like of what Qarûn has been brought! Surely he is indeed an owner of a tremendous fortune." (Literally: portion "of wealth").