Quran 68:46 — Al-Qalam, verse 46
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
Do you demand some reward from them that would burden them with debt?
أَمْ تَسْأَلُهُمْ أَجْرًا فَهُمْ مِنْ مَغْرَمٍ مُثْقَلُونَ
am tasaluhum ajran fahum min maghramin muth'qalūna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Or askest thou them for a wage, and so they are weighed down with debt?
- Muhammad Asad
- Or is it that [they fear lest] thou ask them for a reward, [O Prophet,] so that they would be burdened with debt [if they listened to thee]?
- Sahih International
- Or do you ask of them a payment, so they are by debt burdened down?
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | أَمْam | Or | — |
| 2 | تَسْـَٔلُهُمْtasaluhum | you ask them | سأل |
| 3 | أَجْرًۭاajran | a payment | أجر |
| 4 | فَهُمfahum | so they | — |
| 5 | مِّنmin | from | — |
| 6 | مَّغْرَمٍۢmaghramin | (the) debt | غرم |
| 7 | مُّثْقَلُونَmuth'qalūna | (are) burdened | ثقل |