Whoever strives, strives only for himself. Allah is Independent of the beings.
Al-'Ankabut 29:6
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وَمَنْ جَاهَدَ فَإِنَّمَا يُجَاهِدُ لِنَفْسِهِ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَغَنِيٌّ عَنِ الْعَالَمِينَ
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Whoever strives, strives only for himself. God is Independent of the beings.
Whoever tries hard to do good, they're doing it for their own good. Allah doesn't need anything from anyone in the whole world.
Whoever strives, strives only for his own benefit. Allah doesn't need anything from anyone.
Whoever strives, strives only for himself. Truly God is Self-Sufficient, beyond need of all creation.
Whoever strives, strives only for himself. Allah is beyond the need of the worlds.
Whoever strives, strives only for himself. God is beyond the need of the worlds.
And whoever strives only strives for [the benefit of] himself. Indeed, Allāh is Free from need of the worlds.
And whosoever strives, he strives only for himself. Verily, Allâh stands not in need of any of the ‘Âlamîn (mankind, jinn, and all that exists).
Whoever strives, he only strives for his own good. Indeed, Allah is in no need of the worlds [i.e., mankind, jinn, and all that exists].
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.
And whosoever striveth, striveth only for himself, for lo! Allah is altogether Independent of (His) creatures.
And whoever strives, strives only for himself, God is independent of all His creation,
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.
Whoever strives, strives only for his own sake. Indeed Allah has no need of the creatures.
Waman jahada fainnama yujahidu linafsihi inna Allaha laghaniyyun AAani alAAalameena