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Ash-Shu'ara (The Poets)

Verse 145of 227

وَمَآ أَسْـَٔلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَجْرٍ ۖ إِنْ أَجْرِىَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ﴿١٤٥

Translation (Sahih International)

And I do not ask you for it any payment. My payment is only from the Lord of the worlds.

Word-by-word meaning

وَمَآwamāAnd not
أَسْـَٔلُكُمْasalukumI ask you
عَلَيْهِʿalayhifor it
مِنْminany
أَجْرٍ ۖajrinpayment
إِنْinNot
أَجْرِىَajriya(is) my payment
إِلَّاillāexcept
عَلَىٰʿalāfrom
رَبِّrabbi(the) Lord
ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَl-ʿālamīna(of) the worlds

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Salih and the People of ThamudHere Allah tells us about His servant and Messenger Salih, whom He sent to his people Thamud. They were Arabs living in the city of Al-Hijr -- which is between Wadi Al-Qura and Greater Syria. Their location is well known. In our explanation of Surat Al-A`raf, we mentioned the Hadiths which tell how the Messenger of Allah ﷺ passed by their dwelling place when he wanted to launch a raid on Syria.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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