Surah Al-Furqan, Ayah 57 (25:57)

ٱلْفُرْقَان

قُلْ مَآ أَسَْٔلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَجْرٍ إِلَّا مَن شَآءَ أَن يَتَّخِذَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِۦ سَبِيلًا

Quran 25:57 is ayah 57 of Surah Al-Furqan (“The Criterion”), a Meccan surah of 77 ayahs. It is in Juz 19, on page 365 of the Madani Mushaf.

25:57
قُلْمَآأَسَْٔلُكُمْعَلَيْهِمِنْأَجْرٍإِلَّامَنشَآءَأَنيَتَّخِذَإِلَىٰرَبِّهِۦسَبِيلًا٥٧
qul mā asalukum ʿalayhi min ajrin illā man shāa an yattakhidha ilā rabbihi sabīlan

Say, "I do not ask of you for it any payment - only that whoever wills might take to his Lord a way."(57)

Word by word

  1. قُلْqulSay
  2. مَآmāNot
  3. أَسَْٔلُكُمْasalukumI ask (of) you
  4. عَلَيْهِʿalayhifor it
  5. مِنْminany
  6. أَجْرٍajrinpayment
  7. إِلَّاillāexcept
  8. مَنman(that) whoever wills
  9. شَآءَshāa(that) whoever wills
  10. أَنanto
  11. يَتَّخِذَyattakhidhatake
  12. إِلَىٰilāto
  13. رَبِّهِۦrabbihihis Lord
  14. سَبِيلًاsabīlana way

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