Quran 11:51 — Hud, verse 51
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
I ask no reward from you, my people; my reward comes only from Him who created me. Why do you not use your reason?
يَا قَوْمِ لَا أَسْأَلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ أَجْرًا ۖ إِنْ أَجْرِيَ إِلَّا عَلَى الَّذِي فَطَرَنِي ۚ أَفَلَا تَعْقِلُونَ
yāqawmi lā asalukum ʿalayhi ajran in ajriya illā ʿalā alladhī faṭaranī afalā taʿqilūna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- O my people, I do not ask of you a wage for this; my wage falls only upon Him who did originate me; will you not understand?
- Muhammad Asad
- "O my people! No reward do I ask of you for this [message]: my reward rests with none but Him who brought me into being. Will you not, then, use your reason?
- Sahih International
- O my people, I do not ask you for it [i.e., my advice] any reward. My reward is only from the one who created me. Then will you not reason?
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | يَـٰقَوْمِyāqawmi | O my people | قوم |
| 2 | لَآlā | Not | — |
| 3 | أَسْـَٔلُكُمْasalukum | I ask you | سأل |
| 4 | عَلَيْهِʿalayhi | for it | — |
| 5 | أَجْرًا ۖajran | any reward | أجر |
| 6 | إِنْin | Not | — |
| 7 | أَجْرِىَajriya | (is) my reward | أجر |
| 8 | إِلَّاillā | except | — |
| 9 | عَلَىʿalā | from | — |
| 10 | ٱلَّذِىalladhī | the One Who | — |
| 11 | فَطَرَنِىٓ ۚfaṭaranī | created me | فطر |
| 12 | أَفَلَاafalā | Then will not | — |
| 13 | تَعْقِلُونَtaʿqilūna | you use reason | عقل |