In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Have We not caused thy bosom to dilate,
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ أَلَمْ نَشْرَحْ لَكَ صَدْرَكَ
Did We not expand for you, [O Muhammad], your breast?
Alam nashrah laka sadraka
Chapter 94, 8 verses
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Have We not caused thy bosom to dilate,
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ أَلَمْ نَشْرَحْ لَكَ صَدْرَكَ
Did We not expand for you, [O Muhammad], your breast?
Alam nashrah laka sadraka
And eased thee of the burden
وَوَضَعْنَا عَنكَ وِزْرَكَ
And We removed from you your burden
WawadaAAna AAanka wizraka
Which weighed down thy back;
الَّذِي أَنقَضَ ظَهْرَكَ
Which had weighed upon your back
Allathee anqada thahraka
And exalted thy fame ?
وَرَفَعْنَا لَكَ ذِكْرَكَ
And raised high for you your repute.
WarafaAAna laka thikraka
But lo! with hardship goeth ease,
فَإِنَّ مَعَ الْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا
For indeed, with hardship [will be] ease.
Fainna maAAa alAAusri yusran
Lo! with hardship goeth ease;
إِنَّ مَعَ الْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا
Indeed, with hardship [will be] ease.
Inna maAAa alAAusri yusran
So when thou art relieved, still toil
فَإِذَا فَرَغْتَ فَانصَبْ
So when you have finished [your duties], then stand up [for worship].
Faitha faraghta fainsab
And strive to please thy Lord.
وَإِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ فَارْغَب
And to your Lord direct [your] longing.
Waila rabbika fairghab