Quran 25:57 — Al-Furqaan, verse 57
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
Say, ‘I am not asking for any reward for it, but anyone who wishes should take a path to his Lord.’
قُلْ مَا أَسْأَلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَجْرٍ إِلَّا مَنْ شَاءَ أَنْ يَتَّخِذَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِ سَبِيلًا
qul mā asalukum ʿalayhi min ajrin illā man shāa an yattakhidha ilā rabbihi sabīlan
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Say: 'I do not ask of you a wage for this, except for him who wishes to take to his Lord a way.'
- Muhammad Asad
- Say: “For this, no reward do I ask of you [- no reward] other than that he who so wills may unto his Sustainer find a way!”
- Sahih International
- Say, "I do not ask of you for it any payment - only that whoever wills might take to his Lord a way."
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | قُلْqul | Say | قول |
| 2 | مَآmā | Not | — |
| 3 | أَسْـَٔلُكُمْasalukum | I ask (of) you | سأل |
| 4 | عَلَيْهِʿalayhi | for it | — |
| 5 | مِنْmin | any | — |
| 6 | أَجْرٍajrin | payment | أجر |
| 7 | إِلَّاillā | except | — |
| 8 | مَنman | (that) whoever wills | — |
| 9 | شَآءَshāa | (that) whoever wills | شيأ |
| 10 | أَنan | to | — |
| 11 | يَتَّخِذَyattakhidha | take | أخذ |
| 12 | إِلَىٰilā | to | — |
| 13 | رَبِّهِۦrabbihi | his Lord | ربب |
| 14 | سَبِيلًۭاsabīlan | a way | سبل |