Al Sharh

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1 Have We not expanded for you your breast,

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1 In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Have We not caused thy bosom to dilate,

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2 And taken off from you your burden,

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2 And eased thee of the burden

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3 Which pressed heavily upon your back,

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3 Which weighed down thy back;

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4 And exalted for you your esteem?

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4 And exalted thy fame ?

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5 Surely with difficulty is ease.

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5 But lo! with hardship goeth ease,

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6 With difficulty is surely ease.

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6 Lo! with hardship goeth ease;

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7 So when you are free, nominate.

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7 So when thou art relieved, still toil

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8 And make your Lord your exclusive object.

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8 And strive to please thy Lord.