Surah Al-Insan 76:9 — translation and meaning

الإنسان · Verse 9 / 31 · Page 579

إِنَّمَا نُطْعِمُكُمْ لِوَجْهِ اللَّهِ لَا نُرِيدُ مِنكُمْ جَزَاءً وَلَا شُكُورًا

Word by Word

إِنَّمَا
innama
Only
نُطْعِمُكُمْ
nut'imukum
we feed you
لِوَجْهِ
liwajhi
for (the) Countenance
اللَّهِ
al-lahi
(of) Allah
لَا
la
Not
نُرِيدُ
nuridu
we desire
مِنكُمْ
minkum
from you
جَزَاءً
jazaan
any reward
وَلَا
wala
and not
شُكُورًا
shukuran
thanks

Transliteration

Innaamaa nut'imukum li wajhil laahi laa nureedu minkum jazaaa'anw wa laa shukooraa

Translation

[Saying], "We feed you only for the countenance of Allah. We wish not from you reward or gratitude.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

They conceal within themselves that they only feed them for the pleasure of Allah; not intending to receive any recompense from those whom they have fed, nor any praise.

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

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