Al Sharh
Chapter 94, 8 verses
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Transliteration
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Arabic
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Shakir
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Pickthall
Transliteration
Alam nashrah laka sadraka
Arabic
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم ألم نشرح لك صدرك
Shakir
Have We not expanded for you your breast,
Pickthall
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Have We not caused thy bosom to dilate,
Transliteration
WawadaAAna AAanka wizraka
Shakir
And taken off from you your burden,
Pickthall
And eased thee of the burden
Transliteration
Allathee anqada thahraka
Shakir
Which pressed heavily upon your back,
Pickthall
Which weighed down thy back;
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WarafaAAna laka thikraka
Shakir
And exalted for you your esteem?
Pickthall
And exalted thy fame ?
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Fainna maAAa alAAusri yusran
Arabic
فإن مع العسر يسرا
Shakir
Surely with difficulty is ease.
Pickthall
But lo! with hardship goeth ease,
Transliteration
Inna maAAa alAAusri yusran
Arabic
إن مع العسر يسرا
Shakir
With difficulty is surely ease.
Pickthall
Lo! with hardship goeth ease;
Transliteration
Faitha faraghta fainsab
Shakir
So when you are free, nominate.
Pickthall
So when thou art relieved, still toil
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Waila rabbika fairghab
Shakir
And make your Lord your exclusive object.
Pickthall
And strive to please thy Lord.