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Ash-Shuraa 23

Ayah 23 of 53 · Meccan

ذَٰلِكَ ٱلَّذِي يُبَشِّرُ ٱللَّهُ عِبَادَهُ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَعَمِلُواْ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِۗ قُل لَّآ أَسۡـَٔلُكُمۡ عَلَيۡهِ أَجۡرًا إِلَّا ٱلۡمَوَدَّةَ فِي ٱلۡقُرۡبَىٰۗ وَمَن يَقۡتَرِفۡ حَسَنَةٗ نَّزِدۡ لَهُۥ فِيهَا حُسۡنًاۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَفُورٞ شَكُورٌ ٢٣

It is that of which Allāh gives good tidings to His servants who believe and do righteous deeds. Say, [O Muḥammad], "I do not ask you for it [i.e., this message] any payment [but] only good will through [i.e., due to] kinship." And whoever commits a good deed - We will increase for him good therein. Indeed, Allāh is Forgiving and Appreciative.1

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 See footnote in 35:30.

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. ذَٰلِكَThatdhālika
  2. ٱلَّذِي(is of) whichalladhī
  3. يُبَشِّرُAllah gives glad tidingsyubashiru
  4. ٱللَّهُAllah gives glad tidingsl-lahu
  5. عِبَادَهُ(to) His slaves ʿibādahu
  6. ٱلَّذِينَthose whoalladhīna
  7. ءَامَنُواْbelieveāmanū
  8. وَعَمِلُواْand dowaʿamilū
  9. ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِۗrighteous deedsl-ṣāliḥāti
  10. قُلSayqul
  11. لَّآNotlā
  12. أَسۡـَٔلُكُمۡI ask youasalukum
  13. عَلَيۡهِfor itʿalayhi
  14. أَجۡرًاany paymentajran
  15. إِلَّاexceptillā
  16. ٱلۡمَوَدَّةَthe lovel-mawadata
  17. فِيamongfī
  18. ٱلۡقُرۡبَىٰۗthe relativesl-qur'bā
  19. وَمَنAnd whoeverwaman
  20. يَقۡتَرِفۡearnsyaqtarif
  21. حَسَنَةٗany goodḥasanatan
  22. نَّزِدۡWe increasenazid
  23. لَهُۥfor himlahu
  24. فِيهَاthereinfīhā
  25. حُسۡنًاۚgoodḥus'nan
  26. إِنَّIndeedinna
  27. ٱللَّهَAllahl-laha
  28. غَفُورٞ(is) Oft-Forgivingghafūrun
  29. شَكُورٌAll-Appreciativeshakūrun

Tafsir

That is the good news that Allah gives at the hand of His Messenger to those have faith in Allah and His messengers and do righteous actions. Say, O Messenger: I do not ask of you, for conveying the truth, any reward besides one reward the benefit of which returns to you. That is, you love me because of my blood relationship with you. Whoever does a good deed, I will multiply its reward for him, by multiplying the reward of a good deed by ten times. Allah Forgiving towards the sins of those of His servants who repent to Him, and is grateful for the righteous actions they do seeking His pleasure.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran