Surah Al-An'am, Ayah 90 (6:90)

ٱلْأَنْعَام

أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ ٱلَّذِينَ هَدَى ٱللَّهُ ۖ فَبِهُدَىٰهُمُ ٱقْتَدِهْ ۗ قُل لَّآ أَسَْٔلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ أَجْرًا ۖ …

Quran 6:90 is ayah 90 of Surah Al-An'am (“The Cattle”), a Meccan surah of 165 ayahs. It is in Juz 7, on page 138 of the Madani Mushaf.

6:90
أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَٱلَّذِينَهَدَىٱللَّهُ ۖفَبِهُدَىٰهُمُٱقْتَدِهْ ۗقُللَّآأَسَْٔلُكُمْعَلَيْهِأَجْرًا ۖإِنْهُوَإِلَّاذِكْرَىٰلِلْعَٰلَمِينَ٩٠
ulāika alladhīna hadā l-lahu fabihudāhumu iq'tadih qul lā asalukum ʿalayhi ajran in huwa illā dhik'rā lil'ʿālamīna

Those are the ones whom Allāh has guided, so from their guidance take an example. Say, "I ask of you for it [i.e., this message] no payment. It is not but a reminder for the worlds."(90)

Word by word

  1. أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَulāikaThose
  2. ٱلَّذِينَalladhīna(are) ones whom
  3. هَدَىhadā(have been) guided
  4. ٱللَّهُ ۖl-lahu(by) Allah
  5. فَبِهُدَىٰهُمُfabihudāhumuso of their guidance
  6. ٱقْتَدِهْ ۗiq'tadihyou follow
  7. قُلqulSay
  8. لَّآlāNot
  9. أَسَْٔلُكُمْasalukumI ask you
  10. عَلَيْهِʿalayhifor it
  11. أَجْرًا ۖajranany reward
  12. إِنْinNot
  13. هُوَhuwa(is) it
  14. إِلَّاillābut
  15. ذِكْرَىٰdhik'rāa reminder
  16. لِلْعَٰلَمِينَlil'ʿālamīnafor the worlds

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