Chapter 94, 8 verses
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Have We not caused thy bosom to dilate,
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم ألم نشرح لك صدرك
Have We not expanded for you your breast,
Have We not expanded thee thy breast? -
And eased thee of the burden
ووضعنا عنك وزرك
And taken off from you your burden,
And removed from thee thy burden
Which weighed down thy back;
الذي أنقض ظهرك
Which pressed heavily upon your back,
The which did gall thy back? -
And exalted thy fame ?
ورفعنا لك ذكرك
And exalted for you your esteem?
And raised high the esteem (in which) thou (art held)?
But lo! with hardship goeth ease,
فإن مع العسر يسرا
Surely with difficulty is ease.
So, verily, with every difficulty, there is relief:
Lo! with hardship goeth ease;
إن مع العسر يسرا
With difficulty is surely ease.
Verily, with every difficulty there is relief.
So when thou art relieved, still toil
فإذا فرغت فانصب
So when you are free, nominate.
Therefore, when thou art free (from thine immediate task), still labour hard,
And strive to please thy Lord.
وإلى ربك فارغب
And make your Lord your exclusive object.
And to thy Lord turn (all) thy attention.