He replied: "All this has been given to me on account of a certain knowledge that I have." Did he not know that Allah had destroyed before him those who were stronger in might than he and were more numerous in multitude? The wicked are not asked about their acts of sin.
[قارون‌] گفت: «من اينها را در نتيجه دانش خود يافته‌ام.» آيا وى ندانست كه خدا نسلهايى را پيش از او نابود كرد كه از او نيرومندتر و مال‌اندوزتر بودند؟ و[لى اين گونه‌] مجرمان را [نيازى‌] به پرسيده شدن از گناهانشان نيست.