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Muhammad Asad   
Say: “For this, no reward do I ask of you [- no reward] other than that he who so wills may unto his Sustainer find a way!”
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
Say, “I do not ask you for any reward for this ˹message˺, but whoever wishes, let them pursue the Way to their Lord.”
Safi Kaskas   
Say, "I ask you no payment for doing this- only that whoever wills may take a path to his Lord."

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Arabic   
قُلْ مَا أَسْأَلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَجْرٍ إِلَّا مَن شَاءَ أَن يَتَّخِذَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِ سَبِيلً
Transliteration (2021)   
qul mā asalukum ʿalayhi min ajrin illā man shāa an yattakhidha ilā rabbihi sabīla
Word for Word
Dr. Shehnaz Shaikh, Ms. Kauser Katri, and more
  
Say, "Not I ask (of) you for it any payment, except (that) whoever wills to take to his Lord a way."

Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad   
Say: “For this, no reward do I ask of you [- no reward] other than that he who so wills may unto his Sustainer find a way!”
M. M. Pickthall   
Say: I ask of you no reward for this, save that whoso will may choose a way unto his Lord
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)   
Say: "No reward do I ask of you for it but this: that each one who will may take a (straight) Path to his Lord."
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
Say, “I do not ask you for any reward for this ˹message˺, but whoever wishes, let them pursue the Way to their Lord.”
Safi Kaskas   
Say, "I ask you no payment for doing this- only that whoever wills may take a path to his Lord."
Wahiduddin Khan   
Say, I do not ask you for any recompense for this except that anyone who so wishes should take the right path to his Lord
Shakir   
Say: I do not ask you aught in return except that he who will, may take the way to his Lord
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar   
Say: I ask of you no compensation for this but that whoever willed should take himself on a way to his Lord.
T.B.Irving   
SAY: "I do not ask you for any payment for it except that anyone who wishes to may accept a way unto his Lord.
Abdul Hye   
Say: “I don’t ask you any reward for this (that I have brought the Qur’an from my Lord and its preaching, etc) except that whoever wills, may take a way to his Lord.”
The Study Quran   
Say, “I ask not of you any reward for it, save that whosoever will may take a way unto his Lord.
Dr. Kamal Omar   
Declare: “I do not ask you, on this (propagation of the Message) any reward, except that whoever desired must pickup a path leading (him) to his Nourisher-Sustainer
Farook Malik   
Say: "I ask of you no recompense for this work except that he who wants, may take the Right Way to his Lord."
Talal A. Itani (new translation)   
Say, 'I ask of you no payment for this—only that whoever wills may take a path to his Lord.'
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali   
Say, "In no way do I ask of you (any) reward for it except for him who decides to take for (himself) a way to his Lord
Muhammad Sarwar   
Tell them, "I ask no recompense for my preaching to you, except the fact that whoever wants should choose the way of God."
Muhammad Taqi Usmani   
Say, .I do not demand from you any return, except that one should adopt the (proper) way to his Lord, if he so wills
Shabbir Ahmed   
Say, "I ask you no reward for it but this: That whoever wishes, may take a Path to his Lord." (34:47), (42:13)
Dr. Munir Munshey   
Say, "In return, I do not ask you for a reward, except that whoever wants may adopt the path towards his Lord!"
Syed Vickar Ahamed   
Say: "I do not ask any reward from you for it except this: That each one who will (wish to do so), may take a (straight) Path to his Lord."
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)   
Say, "I do not ask of you for it any payment - only that whoever wills might take to his Lord a way."
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)   
Say: "I do not ask you for a wage; but for whoever chooses to make a path to his Lord."
Abdel Haleem   
Say, ‘I am not asking for any reward for it, but anyone who wishes should take a path to his Lord.’
Abdul Majid Daryabadi   
Say thou. ask of you no hire for this, save that whosoever will may take unto his Lord a way
Ahmed Ali   
Tell them: "I do not ask any recompense of you for this other than (urging) whoever likes may take the way to his Lord."
Aisha Bewley   
Say: ´I do not ask you for any wage for it — only that anyone who wants to should make his way towards his Lord.´
Ali Ünal   
Say: "I ask of you no wage for this (conveying of the Message to you), except that whoever so wills may take a way leading to his Lord."
Ali Quli Qara'i   
Say, ‘I do not ask you any reward for it, except that anyone who wishes should take the way to his Lord.’
Hamid S. Aziz   
Say, "I ask you for no reward for this, save that whoever will may choose a way unto his Lord."
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad   
Say: I do not ask you for any wage for it, except that someone wants to take a path to his Master
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)   
Say, “No reward do I ask of you for it but this, that each one who wills, take a straight path to his Lord.
Musharraf Hussain   
Say: “I’m not asking you for payment for this preaching, all I ask of you is: let those who wish to take the path to their Lord do so.
Maududi   
Tell them, "I do not ask of you any recompense for this work: I only ask of the one, who will, to adopt the way of his Lord
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)   
Say: "I do not ask you for any wage; but for whoever chooses to make a path to his Lord.
Mohammad Shafi   
Say, "I do not ask you for anything in return for this except that anyone who so wishes should take the Right Path to his Lord."

Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)   
Say you, 'I ask of you no wage for this but whosoever wills may take a way towards his Lord.
Rashad Khalifa   
Say, "I do not ask you for any money. All I seek is to help you find the right path to your Lord, if this is what you choose."
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah   
Say: 'I demand of you no wage for this except for he who wishes to take the Path to his Lord.
Maulana Muhammad Ali   
Say: I ask of you naught in return for it except that he who will may take a way to his Lord
Muhammad Ahmed - Samira   
Say: "I do not ask/demand of you on it from a wage/fee except who willed/wanted that he takes to His Lord a way/path ."
Bijan Moeinian   
Say: “I do not ask you for any consulting fee. All I am asking is to let me help you to find the right path to your Lord, in your freedom of choice.”
Faridul Haque   
Proclaim, “I do not ask any fee from you for this, except that whoever wills may take the way to his Lord.”
Sher Ali   
Say, `I ask of you no recompense for it, save that whoso chooses may take a way that leads to his Lord.
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri   
Say: ‘I do not ask you for any compensation for this (preaching), but that whoever desires to take a path to (reach) his Lord (may step in).
Amatul Rahman Omar   
Say, `I ask of you no recompense for it (- the services I render). All that I ask is that whosoever chooses may follow the path (that leads) to his Lord.
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali   
Say: "No reward do I ask of you for this (that which I have brought from my Lord and its preaching, etc.), save that whosoever wills, may take a Path to his Lord

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works
Arthur John Arberry   
Say: 'I do not ask of you a wage for this, except for him who wishes to take to his Lord a way.
George Sale   
Say, I ask not of you any reward for this my preaching; besides the conversion of him who shall desire to take the way unto his Lord
Edward Henry Palmer   
Say, 'I ask you not for it a hire unless one please to take unto his Lord a way.
John Medows Rodwell   
SAY: I ask of you no recompense for it, except from him who is willing to take the way to his Lord
N J Dawood (2014)   
Say: ‘I demand of you no recompense for this. Let him who will, take the right path to his Lord.‘

New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Linda “iLHam” Barto   
Say, “I ask no reward from you for (this message) except for this: that whoever will would take a path to his/her Lord.”
Irving & Mohamed Hegab   
SAY: "I do not ask you for any payment for it except that anyone who wishes to may accept a way unto his Lord.
Sayyid Qutb   
Say: 'No reward do I ask of you for this. All I ask is that he who so wills may find a way leading to his Lord.'
Ahmed Hulusi   
Say, “The only thing I ask for in return is for you to find the path to your Rabb!”
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli   
Say: 'I do not ask you a wage for it (my ministry) except for him who wishes to choose a way unto his Lord'
Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur'an al-Karim   
Say to them -the infidels-: "I do not charge you a price for imparting to you Allah's disclosures of divine knowledge, wisdom and practical divinity, my only reward is to see the one who has decided to open his heart's ears and his mind's eyes and sets himself on the path of righteousness, the path that leads directly to Allah."
Mir Aneesuddin   
And We have not sent you except as a conveyer of good news and as a warner.

Obsolete and/or older editions
Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)   
Say: "No reward do I ask of you for it but this: that each one who will may take a (straight) Path to his Lord."
OLD Literal Word for Word   
Say, "Not I ask (of) you for it any payment, except (that) whoever wills to take to his Lord a way.