Quran 76:9 — Al-Insaan, verse 9
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
saying, ‘We feed you for the sake of God alone: We seek neither recompense nor thanks from you.
إِنَّمَا نُطْعِمُكُمْ لِوَجْهِ اللَّهِ لَا نُرِيدُ مِنْكُمْ جَزَاءً وَلَا شُكُورًا
innamā nuṭ'ʿimukum liwajhi l-lahi lā nurīdu minkum jazāan walā shukūran
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- 'We feed you only for the Face of God; we desire no recompense from you, no thankfulness;
- Muhammad Asad
- [saying, in their hearts,] "We feed you for the sake of God alone: we desire no recompense from you, nor thanks:
- Sahih International
- [Saying], "We feed you only for the face [i.e., approval] of Allāh. We wish not from you reward or gratitude.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | إِنَّمَاinnamā | Only | — |
| 2 | نُطْعِمُكُمْnuṭ'ʿimukum | we feed you | طعم |
| 3 | لِوَجْهِliwajhi | for (the) Countenance | وجه |
| 4 | ٱللَّهِl-lahi | (of) Allah | أله |
| 5 | لَاlā | Not | — |
| 6 | نُرِيدُnurīdu | we desire | رود |
| 7 | مِنكُمْminkum | from you | — |
| 8 | جَزَآءًۭjazāan | any reward | جزي |
| 9 | وَلَاwalā | and not | — |
| 10 | شُكُورًاshukūran | thanks | شكر |