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Qarun
क़ारून
said qaa-roon
also written: Qaroon, Korah
Meaning
The Qur'anic figure (Korah of the Bible), a kinsman of Moses whose fabulous hoarded wealth caused him to be swallowed by the earth as punishment for arrogance and miserliness.
How Iqbal uses it
Qarun is the proverbial emblem of immense wealth coupled with greed and its ruin; 'the treasure of Qarun' means limitless riches, while his fate warns that hoarded gold brings destruction.