Al-Qalam • EN-TAFSIR-IBN-ABBAS
﴿ أَمْ تَسْـَٔلُهُمْ أَجْرًۭا فَهُم مِّن مَّغْرَمٍۢ مُّثْقَلُونَ ﴾
“Or is it that [they fear lest] thou ask them for a reward, [O Prophet,] so that they would be burdened with debt [if they listened to thee]?”
(Or dost thou (Muhammad) ask a fee) or provision in exchange for faith (from them) from the people of Mecca (so that they are heavily taxed) they are too much indebted by accepting your invitation to accept faith?