Have We not expanded for you your breast,
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,
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,
وَوَضَعْنَا عَنكَ وِزْرَكَ
And eased thee of the burden
Which pressed heavily upon your back,
الَّذِي أَنقَضَ ظَهْرَكَ
Which weighed down thy back;
And exalted for you your esteem?
وَرَفَعْنَا لَكَ ذِكْرَكَ
And exalted thy fame ?
Surely with difficulty is ease.
فَإِنَّ مَعَ الْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا
But lo! with hardship goeth ease,
With difficulty is surely ease.
إِنَّ مَعَ الْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا
Lo! with hardship goeth ease;
So when you are free, nominate.
فَإِذَا فَرَغْتَ فَانصَبْ
So when thou art relieved, still toil
And make your Lord your exclusive object.
وَإِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ فَارْغَب
And strive to please thy Lord.