Surah An-Najm — Verse 39
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وَأَن لَّيْسَ لِلْإِنسَـٰنِ إِلَّا مَا سَعَىٰ
Waan laysa lil-insani illa masaAAa
Verse recitation
Translations of this verse 7
Saheeh International
And that there is not for man except that [good] for which he strives
M.A.S. Abdel Haleem
that man will only have what he has worked towards;
Marmaduke Pickthall
And that man hath only that for which he maketh effort,
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
That man can have nothing but what he strives for;
Mufti Taqi Usmani
and that a man shall not deserve but (the reward of) his own effort,
Al-Hilali & Khan
And that man can have nothing but what he does (good or bad).
Abul A'la Maududi (Tafhim)
and that man shall have nothing but what he has striven for,