Surah Al-Qalam 68:46 — translation and meaning
القلم · Verse 46 / 52 · Page 566
أَمْ تَسْأَلُهُمْ أَجْرًا فَهُم مِّن مَّغْرَمٍ مُّثْقَلُونَ
Word by Word
أَمْ
am
Or
تَسْأَلُهُمْ
tasaluhum
you ask them
أَجْرًا
ajran
a payment
فَهُم
fahum
so they
مِّن
min
from
مَّغْرَمٍ
maghramin
(the) debt
مُّثْقَلُونَ
muth'qaluna
(are) burdened
Transliteration
Am tas'aluhum ajran fahum mim maghramim musqaloon
Translation
Or do you ask of them a payment, so they are by debt burdened down?
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
O Messenger! Do you seek a reward from them for what you invite them towards, due to which they are greatly burdened, being the cause of their turning away from you? The reality is the opposite: you do not seek any reward from them; so what stops them from following you?
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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