The Quran

سورة النّجْم

Surah Al-Najm 53:39

The Parts of the Qur‘ân · Verse 39 of 62

وَأَنْ لَيْسَ لِلْإِنْسَانِ إِلَّا مَا سَعَىٰ

Abdul Mannan Omar

And that a human being will have (to his account) what he strives for.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

That man can have nothing but what he strives for;

Ahmed Ali

That a man receives but only that for which he strives;

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Ali Unal

And that human has only that for which he labors,

Daryabadi

And that for man shall be naught save that wherefor he endeavoureth.

Faridul Haque

And that man will not obtain anything except what he strove for?

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And that man can have nothing but what he strives for:

Maulvi Sher Ali

And that man will have nothing but what he strives for;

Muhammad Asad

and that nought shall be accounted unto man but what he is striving for;

Muhammad Musin Khan

And that man can have nothing but what he does (good or bad),

Muhammad Pickthall

And that man hath only that for which he maketh effort,

Muhammad Sarwar

nor can man achieve anything without hard labor.

Muhammed ali Shakir

And that man shall have nothing but what he strives for-

Rashad Khalifa

Every human being is responsible for his own works.

Shabbir Ahmed

ii Every human being shall be responsible for his own works and compensated for his labor.