إِنَّمَا
نُطۡعِمُكُمۡ
لِوَجۡهِ
ٱللَّهِ
لَا
نُرِيدُ
مِنكُمۡ
جَزَآءٗ
وَلَا
شُكُورًا
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(Saying): We feed you, for the sake of Allah only. We wish for no reward nor thanks from you;
— M. Pickthall
[Saying], "We feed you only for the face [i.e., approval] of Allāh. We wish not from you reward or gratitude.
— Saheeh International
(Saying),"We feed you for the sake of Allah alone: no reward do we desire from you, nor thanks.
— A. Yusuf Ali
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
The Recompense of the Disbelievers and the Righteous
Allah informs of what he has waiting for those who disbelieve in Him from His creatures of chains, iron collars and Sa`ir. Sa`ir is the flame and fire of the Hell. This is as Allah says,
إِذِ الاٌّغْلَلُ فِى أَعْنَقِهِمْ والسَّلَسِلُ يُسْحَبُونَ - ف
…The Recompense of the Disbelievers and the Righteous
Allah informs of what he has waiting for those who disbelieve in Him from His creatures of chains,
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