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