سُوْرَةُ هُوْدٍ
Surah Hud (11) — Ayah 29
وَيَـٰقَوْمِ لَآ أَسْـَٔلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ مَالًا ۖ إِنْ أَجْرِىَ إِلَّا عَلَى ٱللَّهِ ۚ وَمَآ أَنَا۠ بِطَارِدِ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ ۚ إِنَّهُم مُّلَـٰقُوا۟ رَبِّهِمْ وَلَـٰكِنِّىٓ أَرَىٰكُمْ قَوْمًا تَجْهَلُونَ ﴿29﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
"And O my people! I ask of you no wealth for it, my reward is from none but Allâh. I am not going to drive away those who have believed. Surely, they are going to meet their Lord, but I see that you are a people that are ignorant.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَيَـٰقَوْمِ
wayāqawmi
And O my people
لَآ
lā
not
أَسْـَٔلُكُمْ
asalukum
I ask (of) you
عَلَيْهِ
ʿalayhi
for it
مَالًا ۖ
mālan
any wealth
إِنْ
in
Not
أَجْرِىَ
ajriya
(is) my reward
إِلَّا
illā
except
عَلَى
ʿalā
from
ٱللَّهِ ۚ
l-lahi
Allah
وَمَآ
wamā
And not
أَنَا۠
anā
I am
بِطَارِدِ
biṭāridi
going to drive away
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
ءَامَنُوٓا۟ ۚ
āmanū
believed
إِنَّهُم
innahum
Indeed, they
مُّلَـٰقُوا۟
mulāqū
(will) be meeting
رَبِّهِمْ
rabbihim
their Lord
وَلَـٰكِنِّىٓ
walākinnī
but I
أَرَىٰكُمْ
arākum
see you
قَوْمًۭا
qawman
(are) a people
تَجْهَلُونَ
tajhalūna
ignorant
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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29. And O my people! I do not ask you for any wealth; my reward is only with Allah. And I am not going to drive away those who have believed; they will surely meet their Lord. But I see that you are a people behaving ignorantly.
[37]
Reward for Prophethood and Messengership?
I am neither your salaried employee nor do I demand any compensation from you, so how can you demand from me that I should dismiss those who have believed from my presence? What kind of ignorant talk is this? I consider them far better than you in that they have accepted the truth as truth; these people are God-fearing, not rebellious and stubborn like you. In the sight of Allah, the honorable one is the believer and the pious; being high or low in lineage does not benefit much. And if, hypothetically, I were to expel them from my presence at your request, then I myself would become a criminal in the sight of Allah. Then, who is there to help me against Allah at that time?
[37]
Reward for Prophethood and Messengership?
I am neither your salaried employee nor do I demand any compensation from you, so how can you demand from me that I should dismiss those who have believed from my presence? What kind of ignorant talk is this? I consider them far better than you in that they have accepted the truth as truth; these people are God-fearing, not rebellious and stubborn like you. In the sight of Allah, the honorable one is the believer and the pious; being high or low in lineage does not benefit much. And if, hypothetically, I were to expel them from my presence at your request, then I myself would become a criminal in the sight of Allah. Then, who is there to help me against Allah at that time?
