Surah Yunus, Ayah 72 (10:72)

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فَإِن تَوَلَّيْتُمْ فَمَا سَأَلْتُكُم مِّنْ أَجْرٍ ۖ إِنْ أَجْرِىَ إِلَّا عَلَى ٱللَّهِ ۖ وَأُمِرْتُ أَنْ …

Quran 10:72 is ayah 72 of Surah Yunus (“Jonah”), a Meccan surah of 109 ayahs. It is in Juz 11, on page 217 of the Madani Mushaf.

10:72
فَإِنتَوَلَّيْتُمْفَمَاسَأَلْتُكُممِّنْأَجْرٍ ۖإِنْأَجْرِىَإِلَّاعَلَىٱللَّهِ ۖوَأُمِرْتُأَنْأَكُونَمِنَٱلْمُسْلِمِينَ٧٢
fa-in tawallaytum famā sa-altukum min ajrin in ajriya illā ʿalā l-lahi wa-umir'tu an akūna mina l-mus'limīna

And if you turn away [from my advice] - then no payment have I asked of you. My reward is only from Allāh, and I have been commanded to be of the Muslims [i.e., those who submit to Allāh]."(72)

Word by word

  1. فَإِنfa-inBut if
  2. تَوَلَّيْتُمْtawallaytumyou turn away
  3. فَمَاfamāthen not
  4. سَأَلْتُكُمsa-altukumI have asked you
  5. مِّنْminany
  6. أَجْرٍ ۖajrinreward
  7. إِنْinNot
  8. أَجْرِىَajriya(is) my reward
  9. إِلَّاillābut
  10. عَلَىʿalāon
  11. ٱللَّهِ ۖl-lahiAllah
  12. وَأُمِرْتُwa-umir'tuand I have been commanded
  13. أَنْanthat
  14. أَكُونَakūnaI be
  15. مِنَminaof
  16. ٱلْمُسْلِمِينَl-mus'limīnathe Muslims

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