In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Have We not caused thy bosom to dilate,
Have We not expanded for you your breast,
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ أَلَمْ نَشْرَحْ لَكَ صَدْرَكَ
Chapter 94, 8 verses
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Have We not caused thy bosom to dilate,
Have We not expanded for you your breast,
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ أَلَمْ نَشْرَحْ لَكَ صَدْرَكَ
And eased thee of the burden
And taken off from you your burden,
وَوَضَعْنَا عَنكَ وِزْرَكَ
Which weighed down thy back;
Which pressed heavily upon your back,
الَّذِي أَنقَضَ ظَهْرَكَ
And exalted thy fame ?
And exalted for you your esteem?
وَرَفَعْنَا لَكَ ذِكْرَكَ
But lo! with hardship goeth ease,
Surely with difficulty is ease.
فَإِنَّ مَعَ الْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا
Lo! with hardship goeth ease;
With difficulty is surely ease.
إِنَّ مَعَ الْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا
So when thou art relieved, still toil
So when you are free, nominate.
فَإِذَا فَرَغْتَ فَانصَبْ
And strive to please thy Lord.
And make your Lord your exclusive object.
وَإِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ فَارْغَب