Surah Al-Insan, Ayah 9 (76:9)

ٱلْإِنْسَان

إِنَّمَا نُطْعِمُكُمْ لِوَجْهِ ٱللَّهِ لَا نُرِيدُ مِنكُمْ جَزَآءً وَلَا شُكُورًا

Quran 76:9 is ayah 9 of Surah Al-Insan (“The Man”), a Medinan surah of 31 ayahs. It is in Juz 29, on page 579 of the Madani Mushaf.

76:9
إِنَّمَانُطْعِمُكُمْلِوَجْهِٱللَّهِلَانُرِيدُمِنكُمْجَزَآءًوَلَاشُكُورًا٩
innamā nuṭ'ʿimukum liwajhi l-lahi lā nurīdu minkum jazāan walā shukūran

[Saying], "We feed you only for the face [i.e., approval] of Allāh. We wish not from you reward or gratitude.(9)

Word by word

  1. إِنَّمَاinnamāOnly
  2. نُطْعِمُكُمْnuṭ'ʿimukumwe feed you
  3. لِوَجْهِliwajhifor (the) Countenance
  4. ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
  5. لَاlāNot
  6. نُرِيدُnurīduwe desire
  7. مِنكُمْminkumfrom you
  8. جَزَآءًjazāanany reward
  9. وَلَاwalāand not
  10. شُكُورًاshukūranthanks

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