سُوْرَةُ سَبَاٍ
Surah Saba (34) — Ayah 47
قُلْ مَا سَأَلْتُكُم مِّنْ أَجْرٍ فَهُوَ لَكُمْ ۖ إِنْ أَجْرِىَ إِلَّا عَلَى ٱللَّهِ ۖ وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ شَهِيدٌ ﴿47﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Say (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم): "Whatever wage I might have asked of you is yours. My wage is from Allâh only, and He is a Witness over all things."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قُلْ
qul
Say
مَا
mā
Not
سَأَلْتُكُم
sa-altukum
I ask you
مِّنْ
min
for
أَجْرٍۢ
ajrin
any payment
فَهُوَ
fahuwa
but it (is)
لَكُمْ ۖ
lakum
for you
إِنْ
in
Not
أَجْرِىَ
ajriya
(is) my payment
إِلَّا
illā
but
عَلَى
ʿalā
from
ٱللَّهِ ۖ
l-lahi
Allah
وَهُوَ
wahuwa
And He
عَلَىٰ
ʿalā
(is) over
كُلِّ
kulli
all
شَىْءٍۢ
shayin
things
شَهِيدٌۭ
shahīdun
a Witness
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
47. 1. In this, his selflessness and further expression of indifference towards worldly wealth and possessions has been made clear, so that if any doubt or suspicion arises in their hearts that the purpose of this claim to prophethood might be to gain worldly benefit, then that is removed.
