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Muhammad Asad   
“And no reward whatever do I ask of you for it: my reward rests with none but the Sustainer of all the worlds
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
I do not ask you for any reward for this ˹message˺. My reward is only from the Lord of all worlds.
Safi Kaskas   
I ask no reward from you for doing this; my reward comes only from the Lord of the worlds.

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Arabic   
وَمَاۤ أَسۡءَلُكُمۡ عَلَیۡهِ مِنۡ أَجۡرٍۖ إِنۡ أَجۡرِیَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَـٰلَمِینَ ۝١٠٩
Transliteration (2021)   
wamā asalukum ʿalayhi min ajrin in ajriya illā ʿalā rabbi l-ʿālamīn
Word for Word
Dr. Shehnaz Shaikh, Ms. Kauser Katri, and more
  
And not I ask (of) you for it any payment. Not (is) my payment but from (the) Lord (of) the worlds.

Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad   
“And no reward whatever do I ask of you for it: my reward rests with none but the Sustainer of all the worlds
M. M. Pickthall   
And I ask of you no wage therefor; my wage is the concern only of the Lord of the Worlds
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)   
"No reward do I ask of you for it: my reward is only from the Lord of the Worlds
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
I do not ask you for any reward for this ˹message˺. My reward is only from the Lord of all worlds.
Safi Kaskas   
I ask no reward from you for doing this; my reward comes only from the Lord of the worlds.
Wahiduddin Khan   
I ask of you no recompense for it, for my only reward is with the Lord of the Universe
Shakir   
And I do not ask you any reward for it; my reward is only with the Lord of the worlds
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar   
And I ask you not for any compensation for it. My compensation is only from the Lord of the worlds.
T.B.Irving   
I do not ask you for any payment for it; my payment only concerns the Lord of the Universe.
Abdul Hye   
I don’t ask you any reward for it (my message), my reward is not but from the Lord of the worlds,
The Study Quran   
And I ask not of you any reward for it; my reward lies only with the Lord of the worlds
Talal Itani & AI (2024)   
I ask no compensation from you; my recompense is only from the Lord of the worlds.
Talal Itani (2012)   
I ask of you no payment for this. My payment is only from the Lord of the Worlds
Dr. Kamal Omar   
And I do not ask you for this any reward. My reward is not due except with the Nourisher-Sustainer to the worlds
M. Farook Malik   
I do not ask you for any reward for my services, for my reward will be given by the Lord of the Worlds
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali   
And in no way do I ask of you any reward for (this); decidedly my reward (falls) upon no one except The Lord of the worlds
Muhammad Sarwar   
I ask no payment from you for my preaching. The Lord of the Universe will give me my reward
Muhammad Taqi Usmani   
I do not claim from you any reward for it. My reward is with none but with the Lord of the worlds
Shabbir Ahmed   
And no reward, whatever, do I ask for it. My reward rests with none but the Lord of the Worlds
Dr. Munir Munshey   
"In return, I do not seek any compensation from you. My reward exists only with the Lord of the universe."
Syed Vickar Ahamed   
"I do not ask for any reward for it from you: My reward is only from the Lord of the Worlds
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)   
And I do not ask you for it any payment. My payment is only from the Lord of the worlds
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)   
"And I do not ask you for a wage, for my reward is upon the Lord of the worlds."
Abdel Haleem   
I ask no reward of you, for my only reward is with the Lord of the Worlds
Abdul Majid Daryabadi   
And I ask of you no hire therefor; my hire is but with the Lord of the worlds
Ahmed Ali   
I ask no recompense of you for it. My reward is due from none but the Lord of all the worlds
Aisha Bewley   
I do not ask you for any wage for it. My wage is the responsibility of no one but the Lord of all the worlds.
Ali Ünal   
"I ask of you no wage for that (for conveying God’s Message); my wage is due only from the Lord of the worlds
Ali Quli Qara'i   
I do not ask you any reward for it; my reward lies only with the Lord of all the worlds
Hamid S. Aziz   
"I ask you for it no wages; my wage is only the concern of the Lord of the Worlds
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad   
And I do not ask you for any wage, for my wage is only responsibility of the Lord of humankind.
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)   
“No reward do I ask of you for it, my reward is only from the Lord of the worlds
Musharraf Hussain   
I don’t ask you for a reward for this. The Lord of the worlds will give me reward.
Maududi   
I seek of you no reward for this: my reward is with none except the Lord of the Universe
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)   
"AndI do not ask you for any wage, for my reward is upon the Lord of the worlds.
Mohammad Shafi   
"And no reward whatever do I ask of you for it: my reward rests with none but the Lord of the worlds."

Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)   
And I ask of you no wage for this; my wage is only upon Him who is the Lord of the worlds.
Rashad Khalifa   
"I do not ask you for any wage. My wage comes from the Lord of the universe.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah   
For this I ask of you no wage, for my wage falls only on the Lord of the Worlds
Maulana Muhammad Ali   
And I ask of you no reward for it: my reward is only with the Lord of the worlds
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira   
And I do not ask/beg you on it from a wage/fee/reward, that truly my wage/reward (is) except on the creations all together's/(universes') Lord
Bijan Moeinian   
“I am not charging you any consulting fee. My wage is being paid by the Lord of all worlds.”
Faridul Haque   
“And I do not ask from you any fee for it; my reward is only upon the Lord Of The Creation.”
Sher Ali   
`And I ask you no reward for it. My reward is only with the Lord of the worlds
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri   
And I do not demand of you any wages for this (preaching of the truth). My reward is only with the Lord of all the worlds
Amatul Rahman Omar   
`And I ask no reward from you for it (- the delivery of the Message of God). My reward lies with the Lord of the worlds alone
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali   
"No reward do I ask of you for it (my Message of Islamic Monotheism), my reward is only from the Lord of the Alameen (mankind, jinns and all that exists)

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works
Arthur John Arberry   
I ask of you no wage for this; my wage falls only upon the Lord of all Being
George Sale   
I ask no reward of you for my preaching unto you; I expect my reward from no other than the Lord of all creatures
Edward Henry Palmer   
I do not ask you for it any hire; my hire is only with the Lord of the worlds
John Medows Rodwell   
I ask of you no reward for this, for my reward is of the Lord of the Worlds alone
N J Dawood (2014)   
For this I demand of you no recompense, for none can reward me except the Lord of the Universe

New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame   
And I do not ask you of any fee for it, for my fee is only on the Lord of the worlds.
Munir Mezyed   
I ask of you no reward for (my preaching). My reward comes from the Lord of all the worlds.
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher   
And I do not ask you for a reward for it, for my reward is only with the Lord of all worlds.
Linda “iLHam” Barto   
“I do not ask any reward from you for it. My reward is only from the Lord of the Worlds.
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation   
And I ask of you no reward for this, for my reward is only from the Lord of all realms.
Irving & Mohamed Hegab   
I do not ask you for any payment for it; my payment only concerns the Lord of the Universe.
Samy Mahdy   
And I do not ask you a wage upon it. Surely my wage is not except, upon The Worlds' Lord.
Sayyid Qutb   
No reward whatever do I ask of you for it: my reward is only from the Lord of all the worlds.
Ahmed Hulusi   
“I do not ask you for anything in return... It is the Rabb of the worlds who will make me live the consequences of my working!”
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli   
And do not ask you any recompense for it, my recompense is only from the Lord of the worlds
Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur‘an al-Karim   
"I do not", he said, charge you a price for imparting to you Allah's disclosures of divine knowledge, wisdom and practical divinity. My reward rests in the hands of Allah, the Creator of the worlds, the visible and the invisible, past, present and those to come"
Mir Aneesuddin   
and l do not ask you for any reward for it, my reward is with none but the Fosterer of the worlds,

Obsolete and/or older editions
Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)   
"No reward do I ask of you for it: my reward is only from the Lord of the Worlds
OLD Literal Word for Word   
And not I ask (of) you for it any payment. Not (is) my payment but from (the) Lord (of) the worlds
OLD Transliteration   
Wama as-alukum AAalayhi min ajrin in ajriya illa AAala rabbi alAAalameena