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وَمَآ أَسْـَٔلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَجْرٍ ۖ إِنْ أَجْرِىَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ﴿١٦٤

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)

Lut and His CallHere Allah tells us about His servant and Messenger Lut, peace be upon him. He was Lut bin Haran bin Azar, the nephew of Ibrahim Al-Khalil, upon him be peace. Allah sent him to a mighty nation during the lifetime of Ibrahim, peace be upon them both.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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