In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Have We not caused thy bosom to dilate,
Alam nashrah laka sadraka
Did We not expand for you, [O Muhammad], 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,
Alam nashrah laka sadraka
Did We not expand for you, [O Muhammad], your breast?
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ أَلَمْ نَشْرَحْ لَكَ صَدْرَكَ
And eased thee of the burden
WawadaAAna AAanka wizraka
And We removed from you your burden
وَوَضَعْنَا عَنكَ وِزْرَكَ
Which weighed down thy back;
Allathee anqada thahraka
Which had weighed upon your back
الَّذِي أَنقَضَ ظَهْرَكَ
And exalted thy fame ?
WarafaAAna laka thikraka
And raised high for you your repute.
وَرَفَعْنَا لَكَ ذِكْرَكَ
But lo! with hardship goeth ease,
Fainna maAAa alAAusri yusran
For indeed, with hardship [will be] ease.
فَإِنَّ مَعَ الْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا
Lo! with hardship goeth ease;
Inna maAAa alAAusri yusran
Indeed, with hardship [will be] ease.
إِنَّ مَعَ الْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا
So when thou art relieved, still toil
Faitha faraghta fainsab
So when you have finished [your duties], then stand up [for worship].
فَإِذَا فَرَغْتَ فَانصَبْ
And strive to please thy Lord.
Waila rabbika fairghab
And to your Lord direct [your] longing.
وَإِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ فَارْغَب