Surah Al-Furqan 25:57 — translation and meaning

الفرقان · Verse 57 / 77 · Page 365

قُلْ مَا أَسْأَلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَجْرٍ إِلَّا مَن شَاءَ أَن يَتَّخِذَ إِلَى رَبِّهِ سَبِيلًا

Word by Word

قُلْ
qul
Say
مَا
ma
Not
أَسْأَلُكُمْ
asalukum
I ask (of) you
عَلَيْهِ
alayhi
for it
مِنْ
min
any
أَجْرٍ
ajrin
payment
إِلَّا
illa
except
مَن
man
(that) whoever wills
شَاءَ
shaa
(that) whoever wills
أَن
an
to
يَتَّخِذَ
yattakhidha
take
إِلَى
ila
to
رَبِّهِ
rabbihi
his Lord
سَبِيلًا
sabilan
a way

Transliteration

Qul maaa as'alukum 'alaihi min ajrin illaa man shaaa'a ai yattakhiza ilaa Rabbihee sabeelaa

Translation

Say, "I do not ask of you for it any payment - only that whoever wills might take to his Lord a way."

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

Say, O Messenger: I am not asking for any reward for conveying the message. But anyone of you who wishes to take a path towards Allah’s pleasure by spending, then let him do so.

Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.

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