“O my people, I ask you no wage for it; my wage lies with Him who originated me. Do you not understand?”
Hud 11:51
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يَا قَوْمِ لَا أَسْأَلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ أَجْرًا ۖ إِنْ أَجْرِيَ إِلَّا عَلَى الَّذِي فَطَرَنِي ۚ أَفَلَا تَعْقِلُونَ
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“O my people, I ask you no wage for it; my wage lies with Him who originated me. Do you not understand?”
"My people, I'm not asking you for any reward. My reward comes only from the One Who created me. Won't you understand?"
"My people, I don't ask you for any reward. My reward comes only from the One Who created me. Won't you understand?"
O my people, I ask you no payment for this. My payment is only from Him who created me. Will you not reason?
“O my people, I ask of you no wage for it. My wage rests with Him who originated me. Do you not understand?”
“O my people, I ask of you no wage for it. My wage rests with Him who originated me. Do you not understand?”
O my people, I do not ask you for it [i.e., my advice] any reward. My reward is only from the one who created me. Then will you not reason?
"O my people I ask of you no reward for it (the Message). My reward is only from Him Who created me. Will you not then understand?
O my people, I ask you no reward for it. My reward is only with the One Who created me. Do you not then understand?
"O my people! I ask of you no reward for this (Message). My reward is from none but Him who created me: Will ye not then understand?
O my people! I ask of you no reward for it. Lo! my reward is the concern only of Him Who made me. Have ye then no sense?
I ask of you nothing in return for this [Message]. My recompense is with Him who has created me. Why do you not use your reason?
My people! I seek no reward from you for my work. My reward lies only with Him Who created me. Do you not understand anything?
‘O my people! I do not ask you any reward for it. My reward lies only with Him who originated me. Do you not exercise your reason?
Ya qawmi la asalukum AAalayhi ajran in ajriya illa AAala allathee fataranee afala taAAqiloona