Chapter 94, 8 verses
Have We not expanded for you your breast,
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم ألم نشرح لك صدرك
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Have We not caused thy bosom to dilate,
Have We not expanded thee thy breast? -
And taken off from you your burden,
ووضعنا عنك وزرك
And eased thee of the burden
And removed from thee thy burden
Which pressed heavily upon your back,
الذي أنقض ظهرك
Which weighed down thy back;
The which did gall thy back? -
And exalted for you your esteem?
ورفعنا لك ذكرك
And exalted thy fame ?
And raised high the esteem (in which) thou (art held)?
Surely with difficulty is ease.
فإن مع العسر يسرا
But lo! with hardship goeth ease,
So, verily, with every difficulty, there is relief:
With difficulty is surely ease.
إن مع العسر يسرا
Lo! with hardship goeth ease;
Verily, with every difficulty there is relief.
So when you are free, nominate.
فإذا فرغت فانصب
So when thou art relieved, still toil
Therefore, when thou art free (from thine immediate task), still labour hard,
And make your Lord your exclusive object.
وإلى ربك فارغب
And strive to please thy Lord.
And to thy Lord turn (all) thy attention.