Surah An-Najm (النجم) • The Star

Quran 53:39

53:39

وَأَن لَّيْسَ لِلْإِنسَـٰنِ إِلَّا مَا سَعَىٰ

wa-an laysa lil'insāni illā mā saʿā

And that there is not for man except that [good] for which he strives

— Saheeh International

that man will only have what he has worked towards;

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

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

— Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali

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Word by Word

وَأَنwa-anAnd that
لَّيْسَlaysais not
لِلْإِنسَـٰنِlil'insānifor man
إِلَّاillāexcept
مَاmāwhat
سَعَىٰsaʿāhe strives (for)