Popular Translations
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
Arthur John Arberry
Whosoever struggles, struggles only to his own gain; surely God is All-sufficient nor needs any being
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
Arabic
وَمَن جَـٰهَدَ فَإِنَّمَا یُجَـٰهِدُ لِنَفۡسِهِۦۤۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَغَنِیٌّ عَنِ ٱلۡعَـٰلَمِینَ ٦
Transliteration (2021)
waman jāhada fa-innamā yujāhidu linafsihi inna l-laha laghaniyyun ʿani l-ʿālamīn