قُلْ مَآ أَسْـَٔلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَجْرٍ إِلَّا مَن شَآءَ أَن يَتَّخِذَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِۦ سَبِيلًا
Easy-read (simplified)qul maa as'alukum 'alayhi min ajrin illaa man shaa'a an yattakhidha ilaa rabbihi sabeelaa
DIN 31635qul mā ʾasʾalukum ʿalayhi min ʾaǧrin ʾillā man šāʾa ʾan yattaḫiḏa ʾilā rabbihi sabīlan
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
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Say, "I ask of you no payment for this-only that whoever wills may take a path to his Lord."
Talal Itani, ClearQuran ·ClearQuran, "God" edition, EPUB·Talal Itani / ClearQuran.com ·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International·retrieved 7 Sep 2026
Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com https://clearquran.com
Say: I ask of you no reward for this, save that whoso will may choose a way unto his Lord
Translation Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran·Public domain — copyright term expired
Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran ·1930 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Say, 'I ask you not for it a hire unless one please to take unto his Lord a way
Translation Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an ·1880 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
SAY: I ask of you no recompense for it, except from him who is willing to take the way to his Lord
Translation John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an ·1861 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Say, I ask not of you any reward for this my preaching; besides the conversion of him who shall desire to take the way unto his Lord
Translation George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an ·1734 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Thuaj: "Unë nuk kërkoj nga ju asnjë shpërblim për këtë, por vetëm që të marrë rrugën drejt Zotit të tij ai që dëshiron."
বল, (হে রাসূল!) আমি তোমাদের কাছে (আল্লাহর বাণী পৌঁছে দেওয়া) এর বিনিময়ে কোনো পারিশ্রমিক চাই না। তবে (তোমাদের মধ্যে ব্যয় করে) যে তার রবের (সন্তুষ্টির) পথে এগোতে চায়, সে যেন তা করে।
Reci: “Za ovo od vas ne tražim druge nagrade, već da onaj koji hoće pođe Putem koji vodi njegovu Gospodaru.”
Reci: “Za ovo od vas ne tražim druge nagrade, već da onaj koji hoće pođe Putem koji vodi njegovu Gospodaru.”
Maaku: "Mi naamaaki on e dow ɗum njoɓdi si wonaa on njiɗuɗo jogitaade fa'ade ka Joomi makko Laawol".
უთხარი (მათ, ო, შუამავალო): «ამისთვის [ალლაჰისგან ჭეშმარიტების გადმოცემისთვის] თქვენგან არავითარ საზღაურს არ ვითხოვ. მხოლოდ იმას (გთხოვთ), რომ ვისაც სურს, თავისი უფლისკენ მიმავალი გზა აირჩიოს».
Sag: „Ich verlange von euch (für mich selbst) keinen Lohn dafür. Wer aber einen Weg zu seinem Herrn einschlagen will (, bekommt selbst seinen Lohn).“
Πες (ω, Προφήτη): «Δε ζητώ από σας καμία ανταμοιβή γι' αυτό (που μεταδίδω σε σας από το Μήνυμα), εκτός και αν κάποιος θέλει να πάρει ένα μονοπάτι προς τον Κύριό του (τότε ας ξοδέψει στο δρόμο Του).»
आप कह दें : मैं तुमसे इसपर[30] कोई बदला नहीं माँगता, सिवाय इसके कि जो चाहे अपने पालनहार की ओर मार्ग अपना ले।
Di’: «Io non vi chiedo ricompensa, ma solo che, chi lo voglia, segua il cammino verso il suo Dio.”
57. Sakyk: „Aš neprašau jūsų jokio atlygio už tai (tai, ką aš atnešiau nuo savo Viešpaties ir jo pamokslo), išskyrus tai, kad kas panorės, lai eina Keliu pas savo Viešpatį.“
Jedhi: “Isa irratti mindaarraa waa isin hin gaafadhu; namna karaa gooftaa isaa qabachuu fedhe malee [inni haa saddaqatu].”
Скажи: «Я не прошу у вас за это никакой награды, а лишь чтобы тот, кто пожелает, избрал к своему Господу путь».
Реци: „За ово од вас не тражим другу награду осим да онај који хоће пође путем који води његовом Господару.“
Sema: Sikuwaomba ujira wowote juu yake; isipokuwa atakaye na ashike njia iendayo kwa Mola wake Mlezi.
Säg: ”Jag ber er inte om ersättning för detta, men den som önskar ta en väg till sin Herre [bör skänka för hans skull].”
De ki: "Ben, buna karşı sizden bir ücret değil, ancak Rabbine doğru bir yol tutmayı dileyen kimseler (olmanızı) istiyorum."
کہہ دیجئے کہ میں قرآن کے پہنچانے پر تم سے کوئی بدلہ نہیں چاہتا مگر جو شخص اپنے رب کی طرف راه پکڑنا چاہے.[1]
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وَيَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ مَا لَا يَنفَعُهُمْ وَلَا يَضُرُّهُمْ وَكَانَ ٱلْكَافِرُ عَلَىٰ رَبِّهِۦ ظَهِيرًا
Easy-read (simplified)waya'budoona min dooni llaahi maa laa yanfa'uhum walaa yadurruhum wakaana l-kaafiru 'alaa rabbihi zaheeraa
DIN 31635wayaʿbudūna min dūni llāhi mā lā yanfaʿuhum walā yaḍurruhum wakāna l-kāfiru ʿalā rabbihi ẓahīran
The translators word this verse differently
And yet, instead of God, they serve what neither profits them nor harms them. The disbeliever has always turned his back on his Lord.
Yet they worship instead of Allah that which can neither benefit them nor hurt them. The disbeliever was ever a partisan against his Lord
Yet they worship beside God what can neither profit them nor harm them; but he who misbelieves in his Lord backs up (the devil)
Yet beside God do they worship what can neither help nor hurt them: and the Infidel is Satan's helper against his Lord
They worship, besides God, that which can neither profit them nor hurt them: And the unbeliever is an assistant of the devil against his Lord
وَمَآ أَرْسَلْنَٰكَ إِلَّا مُبَشِّرًا وَنَذِيرًا
Easy-read (simplified)wamaa arsalnaaka illaa mubashshiran wanadheeraa
DIN 31635wamā ʾarsalnāka ʾillā mubašširan wanaḏīran
We sent you only as a herald of good news and a warner.
And We have sent thee (O Muhammad) only as a bearer of good tidings and a warner
We have only sent thee to give glad tidings and to warn
Still we have sent thee only as a herald and a warner
We have sent thee to be no other than a bearer of good tidings, and a denouncer of threats
25:57 — the verse above
وَتَوَكَّلْ عَلَى ٱلْحَىِّ ٱلَّذِى لَا يَمُوتُ وَسَبِّحْ بِحَمْدِهِۦ وَكَفَىٰ بِهِۦ بِذُنُوبِ عِبَادِهِۦ خَبِيرًا
Easy-read (simplified)watawakkal 'alaa l-hayyi lladhee laa yamootu wasabbih bihamdihi wakafaa bihi bidhunoobi 'ibaadihi khabeeraa
DIN 31635watawakkal ʿalā l-ḥayyi llaḏī lā yamūtu wasabbiḥ biḥamdihi wakafā bihi biḏunūbi ʿibādihi ḫabīran
And put your trust in the Living, the One who never dies; and celebrate His praise. He suffices as the All-Informed Knower of the faults of His creatures.
And trust thou in the Living One Who dieth not, and hymn His praise. He sufficeth as the Knower of His bondmen's sins
And rely thou upon the Living One who dies not; and celebrate His praise, for He knows well enough about the thoughts of His servants
And put thou thy trust in Him that liveth and dieth not, and celebrate his praise; (He fully knoweth the faults of his servants)
And do thou trust in Him who liveth, and dieth not; and celebrate his praise: -- He is sufficiently acquainted with the faults of his servants
ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا فِى سِتَّةِ أَيَّامٍ ثُمَّ ٱسْتَوَىٰ عَلَى ٱلْعَرْشِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنُ فَسْـَٔلْ بِهِۦ خَبِيرًا
Easy-read (simplified)alladhee khalaqa s-samaawaati wal-'arda wamaa baynahumaa fee sittati ayyaamin thumma stawaa 'alaa l-'arshi r-rahmaanu fas'al bihi khabeeraa
DIN 31635allaḏī ḫalaqa s-samāwāti wal-ʾarḍa wamā baynahumā fī sittati ʾayyāmin ṯumma stawā ʿalā l-ʿarši r-raḥmānu fasʾal bihi ḫabīran
He who created the heavens and the earth and everything between them in six days, then settled on the Throne. The Most Merciful. Ask about Him a well-informed.
Who created the heavens and the earth and all that is between them in six Days, then He mounted the Throne. The Beneficent! Ask anyone informed concerning Him
He who created the heavens and the earth, and what is between them, in six days, and then made for the throne; the Merciful One, ask concerning Him of One who is aware
who in six days created the Heavens and the Earth, and whatever is between them, then mounted his Throne: the God of Mercy! Ask now of the Wise concerning Him
Who hath created the heavens and the earth, and whatever is between them, in six days; and then ascended his throne; the Merciful. Ask now the knowing concerning Him
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
قُلْ مَا أَسْأَلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَجْرٍ إِلَّا مَن شَاءَ أَن يَتَّخِذَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِ سَبِيلًا
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
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