ضَرَبَ اللَّهُ مَثَلًا رَّجُلًا فِيهِ شُرَكَاءُ مُتَشَاكِسُونَ وَرَجُلًا سَلَمًا لِّرَجُلٍ هَلْ يَسْتَوِيَانِ مَثَلًا الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ بَلْ أَكْثَرُهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ
Allah draws an example: a man jointly owned by several contending masters, and a man belonging entirely to one man: are the two equal in comparison? All praise belongs to Allah! But most of them do not know.
Agha Ali Puya Commentary
Commentary on Quran 39:29
[Pooya/Ali Commentary 39:29] No man can serve two, still less numerous, masters. The difference between polytheism (serving many masters who disagree and quarrel among themselves, making their servants suffer) and the gospel of tawhid (serving one master who is good, kind to his servants) is explained by the analogy of two men. The servant who serves one master concentrates his attention to his master only and is happy by discharging his duties efficiently.