سورة القَلَم

Surah Al-Qalam 68:46

The Pen · Verse 46 of 52

أَمْ تَسْأَلُهُمْ أَجْرًا فَهُمْ مِنْ مَغْرَمٍ مُثْقَلُونَ

Abdul Mannan Omar

(Prophet!) do you ask from them a reward (for conveying to them the Message of prophethood) so that they are weighed down by (this undue) debt (which they find hard to pay)?

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Or is it that thou dost ask them for a reward, so that they are burdened with a load of debt?-

Ahmed Ali

Do you ask for any compensation from them that they are burdened with want?

12 more translations

Ali Unal

Or is it that you ask them for a wage (in return for your calling them to Our Word), and so they are weighed down with debt?

Daryabadi

Askest thou a hire from them so that they are laden with debt?

Faridul Haque

Or is it that you (O dear Prophet Mohammed – peace and blessings be upon him) ask any fee from them, so they are burdened with the penalty?

Maulana Muhammad Ali

Or dost thou ask from them a reward, so that they are burdened with debt?

Maulvi Sher Ali

Dost thou ask a reward of them that they feel weighed down by its burden?

Muhammad Asad

Or is it that [they fear lest] thou ask them for a reward, [O Prophet,] so that they would be burdened with debt [if they listened to thee]?

Muhammad Musin Khan

Or is it that you (O Muhammad SAW) ask them a wage, so that they are heavily burdened with debt?

Muhammad Pickthall

Or dost thou (Muhammad) ask a fee from them so that they are heavily taxed?

Muhammad Sarwar

(Muhammad), do you ask for your preaching any recompense which is too heavy a price for them to pay?.

Muhammed ali Shakir

Or do you ask from them a reward, so that they are burdened with debt?

Rashad Khalifa

Are you asking them for money, so they are burdened by the fine?

Shabbir Ahmed

Or is it that you ask them any reward so that they are burdened?