الـشرح

1 Have We not expanded thee thy breast? -

1 Alam nashrah laka sadraka

1 Have We not expanded for you your breast,

2 And removed from thee thy burden

2 WawadaAAna AAanka wizraka

2 And taken off from you your burden,

3 The which did gall thy back? -

3 Allathee anqada thahraka

3 Which pressed heavily upon your back,

4 And raised high the esteem (in which) thou (art held)?

4 WarafaAAna laka thikraka

4 And exalted for you your esteem?

5 So, verily, with every difficulty, there is relief:

5 Fainna maAAa alAAusri yusran

5 Surely with difficulty is ease.

6 Verily, with every difficulty there is relief.

6 Inna maAAa alAAusri yusran

6 With difficulty is surely ease.

7 Therefore, when thou art free (from thine immediate task), still labour hard,

7 Faitha faraghta fainsab

7 So when you are free, nominate.

8 And to thy Lord turn (all) thy attention.

8 Waila rabbika fairghab

8 And make your Lord your exclusive object.