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?
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?
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
ٱلَّذِىٓ 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 ٱلْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا
Lo! with hardship goeth ease;
Inna maAAa alAAusri yusran
Indeed, with hardship [will be] ease.
إِنَّ مَعَ ٱلْعُسْرِ 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 فَٱنصَبْ
And strive to please thy Lord.
Waila rabbika fairghab
And to your Lord direct [your] longing.
وَإِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ فَٱرْغَب