In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Have We not caused thy bosom to dilate,
Alam nashrah laka sadraka
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم ألم نشرح لك صدرك
Did We not expand for you, [O Muhammad], your breast?
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,
Alam nashrah laka sadraka
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم ألم نشرح لك صدرك
Did We not expand for you, [O Muhammad], your breast?
أَلَمْ نَشْرَحْ لَكَ صَدْرَكَ
And eased thee of the burden
WawadaAAna AAanka wizraka
ووضعنا عنك وزرك
And We removed from you your burden
وَوَضَعْنَا عَنكَ وِزْرَكَ
Which weighed down thy back;
Allathee anqada thahraka
الذي أنقض ظهرك
Which had weighed upon your back
ٱلَّذِىٓ أَنقَضَ ظَهْرَكَ
And exalted thy fame ?
WarafaAAna laka thikraka
ورفعنا لك ذكرك
And raised high for you your repute.
وَرَفَعْنَا لَكَ ذِكْرَكَ
But lo! with hardship goeth ease,
Fainna maAAa alAAusri yusran
فإن مع العسر يسرا
For indeed, with hardship [will be] ease.
فَإِنَّ مَعَ ٱلْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا
Lo! with hardship goeth ease;
Inna maAAa alAAusri yusran
إن مع العسر يسرا
Indeed, with hardship [will be] ease.
إِنَّ مَعَ ٱلْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا
So when thou art relieved, still toil
Faitha faraghta fainsab
فإذا فرغت فانصب
So when you have finished [your duties], then stand up [for worship].
فَإِذَا فَرَغْتَ فَٱنصَبْ
And strive to please thy Lord.
Waila rabbika fairghab
وإلى ربك فارغب
And to your Lord direct [your] longing.
وَإِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ فَٱرْغَب