Say, “I do not demand from you any return, except that one should adopt the (proper) way to his Lord, if he so wills.
2 Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Say, “I do not ask you for any reward for this ˹message˺, but whoever wishes, let them pursue the Way to their Lord.”
3 Ruwwad Translation Center
Say, “I do not ask you for any reward for it, except that anyone who wishes to take a path to his Lord.”
4 A. J. Arberry
Say: 'I do not ask of you a wage for this, except for him who wishes to take to his Lord a way.'
5 Abdul Haleem
Say, ‘I am not asking for any reward for it, but anyone who wishes should take a path to his Lord.’
6 Abdul Majid Daryabadi
Say thou. ask of you no hire for this, save that whosoever will may take unto his Lord a way.
7 Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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."
8 Abul Ala 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.
9 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."
10 Ahmed Raza Khan
Proclaim, “I do not ask any fee from you for this, except that whoever wills may take the way to his Lord.”
11 Ali Quli Qarai
Say, ‘I do not ask you any reward for it, except that anyone who wishes should take the way to his Lord.’
12 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."
13 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.´
14 English Literal
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
15 Faridul Haque
Proclaim, “I do not ask any fee from you for this, except that whoever wills may take the way to his Lord.”
16 Hamid S. Aziz
Say, "I ask you for no reward for this, save that whoever will may choose a way unto his Lord
17 Hilali & Khan
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.
18 Maulana Mohammad Ali
And We have not sent thee but as a giver of good news and as a warner.
19 Mohammad Habib Shakir
Say: I do not ask you aught in return except that he who will, may take the way to his Lord.
20 Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall
Say: I ask of you no reward for this, save that whoso will may choose a way unto his Lord.
21 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."
22 Qaribullah & Darwish
Say: 'I demand of you no wage for this except for he who wishes to take the Path to his Lord'
23 Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri
Say: "No reward do I ask of you for this, save that whosoever wills may take a path to his Lord."
24 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."
25 Talal Itani
Say, “I ask of you no payment for this—only that whoever wills may take a path to his Lord.”
26 Tafsir jalalayn
Say; `I do not ask of you in return for this, that is, for delivering that [Message] with which I have been sent, any reward, except that whoever wishes to follow a way to his Lord [should do so]', by expending his wealth for the sake of [attaining] God's pleasure, exalted be He; then [whoever wishes to do so] I will not prevent him from doing so.
27 Tafseer Ibn Kathir
قُلْ مَا أَسْأَلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَجْرٍ
Say;"No reward do I ask of you for this..."
`for conveying this message and this warning, I do not ask for any reward from your wealth; I am only doing this for the sake of Allah, may He be exalted.'
لِمَن شَأءَ مِنكُمْ أَن يَسْتَقِيمَ
To whomsoever among you who wills to walk straight. (81;28)
save that whosoever wills, may take a path to his Lord.
means, a way and a methodology to be followed. The Command to the Messenger to put his Trust in Allah, and some of His Qualities
Then Allah says
28 English Literal
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
29 Almuntakhab Fi Tafsir Alquran Alkarim
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