(39) And that there is not for man except that [good] for which he strives
— الترجمة الإنجليزية - صحيح انترناشونال
 39. And that man can have nothing but what he does (good or bad).[1]
(V.53:39) Narrated Abû Hurairah رضي الله عنه Allâh’s Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم said: "When a person is dead, his deeds cease (are stopped) except from three:
a) Deeds of continuous Sadaqah (act of charity): e.g. an orphan home (orphanage) or a well for giving water to drink, etc.
b) (Written) knowledge with which mankind gets benefit.
c) A righteous, pious son (or daughter) who begs Allâh to forgive his (or her) parents."
(Sahih Muslim. The Book of Wasâyâ (Wills and Testaments).
— الترجمة الإنجليزية
وَأَن لَّيۡسَ لِلۡإِنسَٰنِ إِلَّا مَا سَعَىٰ

And that man will have nothing except that for which he has endeavored (to achieve);
— Dr. Ghali - English translation
وَأَن لَّيۡسَ لِلۡإِنسَٰنِ إِلَّا مَا سَعَىٰ

And that man can have nothing but what he does (good or bad).
— Muhsin Khan - English translation
وَأَن لَّيۡسَ لِلۡإِنسَٰنِ إِلَّا مَا سَعَىٰ

And that man hath only that for which he maketh effort,
— Pickthall - English translation
وَأَن لَّيۡسَ لِلۡإِنسَٰنِ إِلَّا مَا سَعَىٰ

That man can have nothing but what he strives for;
— Yusuf Ali - English translation
وَأَن لَّيۡسَ لِلۡإِنسَٰنِ إِلَّا مَا سَعَىٰ

And that there is not for man except that [good] for which he strives
— Sahih International - English translation
وَأَن لَّيۡسَ لِلۡإِنسَٰنِ إِلَّا مَا سَعَىٰ

(53:39) and that man shall have nothing but what he has striven for,8
— Abul Ala Maududi(With tafsir) - English translation
وَأَن لَّيۡسَ لِلۡإِنسَٰنِ إِلَّا مَا سَعَىٰ

that man will only have what he has worked towards;
— Abdul Haleem - English translation
وَأَن لَّيۡسَ لِلۡإِنسَٰنِ إِلَّا مَا سَعَىٰ

and that a man shall not deserve but (the reward of) his own effort,
— Mufti Taqi Usmani - English translation
وَأَن لَّيۡسَ لِلۡإِنسَٰنِ إِلَّا مَا سَعَىٰ

and that each person will only have what they endeavoured towards,
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran - English translation
وَأَن لَّيۡسَ لِلۡإِنسَٰنِ إِلَّا مَا سَعَىٰ

and that each person will only have what they endeavoured towards,
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab - English translation
and that man will not receive except what he strives for,
— الترجمة الإنجليزية - مركز رواد الترجمة
39. And that man will only obtain the reward of the action that he did.
— الترجمة الإنجليزية للمختصر في تفسير القرآن الكريم
that man will only have what he strives for;
— ترجمة معاني القرآن الكريم - عادل صلاحي