Surah Al-'Ankabut, Ayah 6 (29:6)

ٱلْعَنْكَبُوت

وَمَن جَٰهَدَ فَإِنَّمَا يُجَٰهِدُ لِنَفْسِهِۦٓ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَغَنِىٌّ عَنِ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ

Quran 29:6 is ayah 6 of Surah Al-'Ankabut (“The Spider”), a Meccan surah of 69 ayahs. It is in Juz 20, on page 396 of the Madani Mushaf.

29:6
وَمَنجَٰهَدَفَإِنَّمَايُجَٰهِدُلِنَفْسِهِۦٓ ۚإِنَّٱللَّهَلَغَنِىٌّعَنِٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ٦
waman jāhada fa-innamā yujāhidu linafsihi inna l-laha laghaniyyun ʿani l-ʿālamīna

And whoever strives only strives for [the benefit of] himself. Indeed, Allāh is Free from need of the worlds.(6)

Word by word

  1. وَمَنwamanAnd whoever
  2. جَٰهَدَjāhadastrives
  3. فَإِنَّمَاfa-innamāthen only
  4. يُجَٰهِدُyujāhiduhe strives
  5. لِنَفْسِهِۦٓ ۚlinafsihifor himself
  6. إِنَّinnaIndeed
  7. ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
  8. لَغَنِىٌّlaghaniyyun(is) Free from need
  9. عَنِʿaniof
  10. ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَl-ʿālamīnathe worlds

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