Arabic Source and Roman Transliteration Arabic وَمَن جَاهَدَ فَإِنَّمَا يُجَاهِدُ لِنَفْسِهِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَغَنِيٌّ عَنِ الْعَالَمِين Transliteration Waman ja hada fa-innama yuja hidu linafsihi inna Alla ha laghaniyyun AAani alAAa lameena Transliteration-2 waman jāhada fa-innamā yujāhidu linafsihi inna l-laha laghaniyyun ʿani l-ʿālamīn Word for Word And whoever strives then only he strives for himself. Indeed, Allah (is) Free from need of the worlds.
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Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning Muhammad Asad Hence, whoever strives hard [in God’s cause] does so only for his own good: for, verily, God does not stand in need of anything in all the worlds M. M. Pickthall And whosoever striveth, striveth only for himself, for lo! Allah is altogether Independent of (His) creatures Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985) And if any strive (with might and main), they do so for their own souls: for Allah is free of all needs from all creation Shakir And whoever strives hard, he strives only for his own soul; most surely Allah is Self-sufficient, above (need of) the worlds Wahiduddin Khan And whoever strives, strives only for himself God is independent of all His creatio Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar Whoever struggled, he struggles only for himself. Then, truly, God is Sufficient for the worlds. T.B.Irving Anyone who strives, strives only for his own soul´s sake. God is Transcendent, beyond [any need of] the Universe! The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab And whoever strives ˹in Allah’s cause˺, only does so for their own good. Surely Allah is not in need of ˹any of˺ His creation. Safi Kaskas And whoever strives, strives only to benefit himself, for God is rich beyond any needs of the worlds. Abdul Hye And whoever strives, then strives only for oneself. Surely, Allah is Rich (not in any need) from all mankind and jinns. The Study Quran And whosoever strives, strives only for himself. Truly God is beyond need of the worlds [The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition) And whosoever strives then he is only striving for himself; for God is in no need of the worlds Abdel Haleem Those who exert themselves do so for their own benefit––God does not need His creatures–&ndash Abdul Majid Daryabadi And whosoever strive, striveth only for himself: verily Allah is Independent of the worlds Ahmed Ali He who strives does so for himself. Verily God is independent of the creatures of the world Aisha Bewley Whoever does jihad does it entirely for himself. Allah is Rich Beyond Need of any being. Ali Ünal And whoever strives hard (against his carnal, evil-commanding soul and Satan to be a good Muslim and to resist all persecutions in God’s cause) strives for the good of his own soul only. Surely God is Self-Sufficient in absolute independence of all the worlds Ali Quli Qara'i Whoever strives, strives only for his own sake. Indeed Allah has no need of the creatures Hamid S. Aziz And he who strives, strives only for his own soul; for verily, Allah is altogether Independent of (His) creatures (or the worlds) Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali And whoever strives, then surely he strives only for himself; surely Allah is indeed (so) Ever-Affluent (as to dispense) with the worlds Muhammad Sarwar Whoever strives hard should know that it is for his own good. God is independent of the whole world Muhammad Taqi Usmani Whoever strives, strives for his own benefit. Surely Allah is independent of all the worlds Shabbir Ahmed Hence, whoever strives (in the Cause of Allah), strives for the good of his own "Self". Allah is altogether Independent of His creation Syed Vickar Ahamed And whosoever strive a(with will and strength), they do so for their own souls: For Allah is Free (Ghani) of all needs from all Creation Umm Muhammad (Sahih International) And whoever strives only strives for [the benefit of] himself. Indeed, Allah is free from need of the worlds Farook Malik He that strives, does that for his own soul; for Allah is certainly transcendent and beyond any need of the worlds Dr. Munir Munshey Whoever strives, does so for his own self. Of course, Allah is (Free of want and) dependent upon no one in the world for anything Dr. Kamal Omar And whoever strove, then surely what (is true is that) he strives for his own self. Verily, Allah is surely Free of all wants unto the worlds Talal A. Itani (new translation) Whoever strives, strives only for himself. God is Independent of the beings Maududi Whosoever strives (in the cause of Allah) does so to his own good. Surely Allah stands in no need of anyone in the whole Universe Ali Bakhtiari Nejad And anyone who tries (in God's way), indeed tries for himself. Indeed God doess not need any being A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018) And if any strive, they do so for their own souls, for God is free of all needs from all creation Musharraf Hussain Whoever strives hard he strives for his benefit. Allah is Self-Sufficient, independent of all creation. [The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition) And whoever strives is only striving for himself; for God is in no need of the worlds Mohammad Shafi And he who strives, strives only for himself! Allah is indeed Independent of the worlds
Controversial, deprecated, or status undetermined works Bijan Moeinian Whoever strives for the betterment of himself, does it for his own good. God is not in need of any of His creatures Faridul Haque And whoever strives in Allah's cause, strives only for his own benefit; indeed Allah is Independent of the entire creation Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah He who strives, strives for himself. Allah is the Rich, independent of the worlds Maulana Muhammad Ali And whoever strives hard, strives for himself. Surely Allah is Self-sufficient, above (need of) (His) creatures Muhammad Ahmed - Samira And who struggled/exerted , so but he struggles/exerts for his self, that God (is) rich (E) from (not in need to) the creations all together/(universes Sher Ali And whoso strives, strives only for his own soul; verily, ALLAH is Independent of all HIS creatures Rashad Khalifa Those who strive, strive for their own good. GOD is in no need of anyone. Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi) And whosoever struggles in the way of Allah, then he struggles for his own good. Undoubtedly, Allah is content from the needs of the entire world. Amatul Rahman Omar And he who strives hard (in the way of Allah) does it, infact, for his own good. Verily, Allah is Independent of the worlds Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri And whoever strives hard (for the cause of truth) strives for his own (benefit). Surely, Allah is independent of (the obedience, submission and struggles) of all the worlds Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali And whosoever strives, he strives only for himself. Verily, Allah is free of all wants from the Alameen (mankind, jinns, and all that exists)
Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works Arthur John Arberry Whosoever struggles, struggles only to his own gain; surely God is All-sufficient nor needs any being Edward Henry Palmer And he who fights strenuously, fights strenuously only for his own soul; verily, God is independent of the worlds George Sale Whoever striveth to promote the true religion, striveth for the advantage of his own soul; for God needeth not any of his creatures John Medows Rodwell Whoso maketh efforts for the faith, maketh them for his own good only. Verily God is rich enough to dispense with all creatures N J Dawood (2014) He that fights for God‘s cause fights for himself. God needs the help of none.
New and/or Partial Translations, and works in progress Linda “iLHam” Barto Whoever strives does so for his/her own benefit, for Allah is independent from all creation. Sayyid Qutb Whoever strives hard [for God's cause] does so for his own good. For certain, God is in no need of anything in all the worlds. Ahmed Hulusi So, whoever strives with determination (to live this faith; this reality) strives only for his own being. (The greatest Jihad [strife] is the one done against one’s self!) Indeed, Allah is Ghani from the worlds (in terms of His Absolute Essence, Allah is free from being conditioned and limited by the manifested compositions of His Names)! Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli And whoever strives hard, he strives only for his own self, verily Allah is self sufficient, above (need of) the Worlds Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur'an al-Karim And he who strives in Allah's cause and makes His purpose the heart of his purpose-simply strives to save his own soul; Allah is indeed Ghaniyun (Absolute and Independent) of all His created beings Mir Aneesuddin And whoever strives, he strives only for (the benefit of) his own soul. Allah is certainly Independent of the worlds.
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