Qur'an 92:20 Al-Layl
إِلَّا ٱبْتِغَآءَ وَجْهِ رَبِّهِ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ
But only seeking the countenance of his Lord, Most High.
Saheeh International
What it says
The one motive left standing after the others are ruled out. Everything he did has a single address, and the verse names it with the highest of the descriptions available to it.
Word by word
إِلَّا illā except · ٱبْتِغَآءَ ibtighā'a seeking · وَجْهِ wajhi the face of · رَبِّهِ rabbihi his Lord · ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ al-aʿlā the Most High
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