Quran 51:57 — Adh-Dhaariyat, verse 57
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
I want no provision from them, nor do I want them to feed Me-
مَا أُرِيدُ مِنْهُمْ مِنْ رِزْقٍ وَمَا أُرِيدُ أَنْ يُطْعِمُونِ
mā urīdu min'hum min riz'qin wamā urīdu an yuṭ'ʿimūni
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- I desire of them no provision, neither do I desire that they should feed Me.
- Muhammad Asad
- [But withal,] no sustenance do I ever demand of them, nor do I demand that they feed Me:
- Sahih International
- I do not want from them any provision, nor do I want them to feed Me.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | مَآmā | Not | — |
| 2 | أُرِيدُurīdu | I want | رود |
| 3 | مِنْهُمmin'hum | from them | — |
| 4 | مِّنmin | any | — |
| 5 | رِّزْقٍۢriz'qin | provision | رزق |
| 6 | وَمَآwamā | and not | — |
| 7 | أُرِيدُurīdu | I want | رود |
| 8 | أَنan | that | — |
| 9 | يُطْعِمُونِyuṭ'ʿimūni | they (should) feed Me | طعم |