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Sūrah 74 · Verse 6

Al-Muddaththir 74:6

المدثر

وَلَا تَمْنُن تَسْتَكْثِرُ

Meaning

and do not do a favor for a greater return[3],

[3] Or: do not consider your good deeds as a favor to Allah, thinking of your little deeds as abundant.

Meaning: English Translation - Rowwad Translation Center. Translated by the team of the Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website. Version 1.0.19, 2026-03-12. QuranEnc.com

Meaning

And do not confer favor to acquire more[1790]

[1790] An alternative meaning is "Do not consider any favor you have conferred to be great."

Meaning: English Translation - Noor International Center. Issued by Noor International Center. Version 1.1.2, 2025-06-24. QuranEnc.com

Meaning

6. And give not a thing in order to have more (or consider not your deeds of obedience to Allâh as a favour to Him).

Meaning: English Translation - Hilali and Khan. Translated by Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali and Muhammad Muhsin Khan. Version 1.1.2, 2025-09-04. QuranEnc.com

Meaning

And show not favour, seeking wordly gain!

Meaning: English Translation - Mohammed Marmaduke Pickthall. The Meaning of the Glorious Koran (1930), as distributed by the Tanzil Project (last update 4 September 2010). Version 2010-09-04, 2010-09-04. Tanzil

Al-Muddaththir

The Arabic is Tanzil’s text, unchanged. The meanings are their publishers’ editions, unchanged; Sabīl’s own reviewers have not yet examined them. Arabic: Tanzil Uthmani text, version 1.1. Source: tanzil.net