Have We not expanded for you your breast,
Alam nashrah laka sadraka
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ أَلَمْ نَشْرَحْ لَكَ صَدْرَكَ
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Have We not caused thy bosom to dilate,
Chapter 94, 8 verses
Have We not expanded for you your breast,
Alam nashrah laka sadraka
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ أَلَمْ نَشْرَحْ لَكَ صَدْرَكَ
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Have We not caused thy bosom to dilate,
And taken off from you your burden,
WawadaAAna AAanka wizraka
وَوَضَعْنَا عَنكَ وِزْرَكَ
And eased thee of the burden
Which pressed heavily upon your back,
Allathee anqada thahraka
الَّذِي أَنقَضَ ظَهْرَكَ
Which weighed down thy back;
And exalted for you your esteem?
WarafaAAna laka thikraka
وَرَفَعْنَا لَكَ ذِكْرَكَ
And exalted thy fame ?
Surely with difficulty is ease.
Fainna maAAa alAAusri yusran
فَإِنَّ مَعَ الْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا
But lo! with hardship goeth ease,
With difficulty is surely ease.
Inna maAAa alAAusri yusran
إِنَّ مَعَ الْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا
Lo! with hardship goeth ease;
So when you are free, nominate.
Faitha faraghta fainsab
فَإِذَا فَرَغْتَ فَانصَبْ
So when thou art relieved, still toil
And make your Lord your exclusive object.
Waila rabbika fairghab
وَإِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ فَارْغَب
And strive to please thy Lord.