إِنَّمَا نُطۡعِمُكُمۡ لِوَجۡهِ ٱللَّهِ لَا نُرِيدُ مِنكُمۡ جَزَآءٗ وَلَا شُكُورًا ٩
[Saying], "We feed you only for the face [i.e., approval] of Allāh. We wish not from you reward or gratitude.
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- إِنَّمَاOnlyinnamā
- نُطۡعِمُكُمۡwe feed younuṭ'ʿimukum
- لِوَجۡهِfor (the) Countenanceliwajhi
- ٱللَّهِ(of) Allahl-lahi
- لَاNotlā
- نُرِيدُwe desirenurīdu
- مِنكُمۡfrom youminkum
- جَزَآءٗany rewardjazāan
- وَلَاand notwalā
- شُكُورًاthanksshukūran
Tafsir
They conceal within themselves that they only feed them for the pleasure of Allah; not intending to receive any recompense from those whom they have fed, nor any praise.
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran