Quran 53:39 — An-Najm, verse 39
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
that man will only have what he has worked towards;
وَأَنْ لَيْسَ لِلْإِنْسَانِ إِلَّا مَا سَعَىٰ
wa-an laysa lil'insāni illā mā saʿā
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- and that a man shall have to his account only as he has laboured,
- Muhammad Asad
- and that nought shall be accounted unto man but what he is striving for;
- Sahih International
- And that there is not for man except that [good] for which he strives
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَأَنwa-an | And that | — |
| 2 | لَّيْسَlaysa | is not | ليس |
| 3 | لِلْإِنسَـٰنِlil'insāni | for man | أنس |
| 4 | إِلَّاillā | except | — |
| 5 | مَاmā | what | — |
| 6 | سَعَىٰsaʿā | he strives (for) | سعي |