Surah 26 · verse 109
Ash-Shu'ara 26:109
Sign in to listenوَمَا أَسْأَلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَجْرٍ ۖ إِنْ أَجْرِيَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ
wa ma as'alukum 'alayhi min ajrin in ajriya illa 'ala rabb al-'alamin
And I do not ask you for it any payment. My payment is only from the Lord of the worlds.
Saheeh International translation
Context in the surah
إِذْ قَالَ لَهُمْ أَخُوهُمْ نُوحٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ
When their brother Noah said to them, "Will you not fear Allah?
Verse 107إِنِّي لَكُمْ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٌ
Indeed, I am to you a trustworthy messenger.
Verse 108فَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ
So fear Allah and obey me.
وَمَا أَسْأَلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَجْرٍ ۖ إِنْ أَجْرِيَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ
And I do not ask you for it any payment. My payment is only from the Lord of the worlds.
فَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ
So fear Allah and obey me."
Verse 111قَالُوا أَنُؤْمِنُ لَكَ وَاتَّبَعَكَ الْأَرْذَلُونَ
They said, "Should we believe you while you are followed by the lowest [class of people]?"
Verse 112قَالَ وَمَا عِلْمِي بِمَا كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ
He said, "And what is my knowledge of what they used to do?