Surah Al-Qalam, Ayah 46 (68:46)

ٱلْقَلَم

أَمْ تَسَْٔلُهُمْ أَجْرًا فَهُم مِّن مَّغْرَمٍ مُّثْقَلُونَ

Quran 68:46 is ayah 46 of Surah Al-Qalam (“The Pen”), a Meccan surah of 52 ayahs. It is in Juz 29, on page 566 of the Madani Mushaf.

68:46
أَمْتَسَْٔلُهُمْأَجْرًافَهُممِّنمَّغْرَمٍمُّثْقَلُونَ٤٦
am tasaluhum ajran fahum min maghramin muth'qalūna

Or do you ask of them a payment, so they are by debt burdened down?(46)

Word by word

  1. أَمْamOr
  2. تَسَْٔلُهُمْtasaluhumyou ask them
  3. أَجْرًاajrana payment
  4. فَهُمfahumso they
  5. مِّنminfrom
  6. مَّغْرَمٍmaghramin(the) debt
  7. مُّثْقَلُونَmuth'qalūna(are) burdened

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