Surah Al-Insan, ayah 9
إِنَّمَا نُطْعِمُكُمْ لِوَجْهِ ٱللَّهِ لَا نُرِيدُ مِنكُمْ جَزَآءً وَلَا شُكُورًا
[Saying], "We feed you only for the face [i.e., approval] of Allāh. We wish not from you reward or gratitude.
Al-Insan · 76:9
Word by word
- إِنَّمَاinnamāOnly
- نُطْعِمُكُمْnuṭ'ʿimukumwe feed you
- لِوَجْهِliwajhifor (the) Countenance
- ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
- لَاlāNot
- نُرِيدُnurīduwe desire
- مِنكُمْminkumfrom you
- جَزَآءًۭjazāanany reward
- وَلَاwalāand not
- شُكُورًاshukūranthanks
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