Surah Yunus 10:72 — translation and meaning

يونس · Verse 72 / 109 · Page 217

ۖ ۖ فَإِن تَوَلَّيْتُمْ فَمَا سَأَلْتُكُم مِّنْ أَجْرٍ إِنْ أَجْرِيَ إِلَّا عَلَى اللَّهِ وَأُمِرْتُ أَنْ أَكُونَ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ

Word by Word

ۖ
ۖ
فَإِن
fa-in
But if
تَوَلَّيْتُمْ
tawallaytum
you turn away
فَمَا
fama
then not
سَأَلْتُكُم
sa-altukum
I have asked you
مِّنْ
min
any
أَجْرٍ
ajrin
reward
إِنْ
in
Not
أَجْرِيَ
ajriya
(is) my reward
إِلَّا
illa
but
عَلَى
ala
on
اللَّهِ
al-lahi
Allah
وَأُمِرْتُ
wa-umir'tu
and I have been commanded
أَنْ
an
that
أَكُونَ
akuna
I be
مِنَ
mina
of
الْمُسْلِمِينَ
al-mus'limina
the Muslims

Transliteration

Fa in tawallaitum famaa sa altukum min ajrin in ajriya illaa 'alal laahi wa umirtu an akoona minal muslimeen

Translation

And if you turn away [from my advice] then no payment have I asked of you. My reward is only from Allah, and I have been commanded to be of the Muslims."

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

If you ignore my invitation, then you know that I have not asked for any reward from you for my conveying the message of my Lord to you. My reward is only from Allah, whether you have faith in me or not. Allah has instructed me to be of those who devote themselves to Him with obedience and good actions.

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

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"And if you turn away [from my advice] then no payment have I ask…" — Yunus 10:72 | Al Muslim Plus