Al Sharh

Transliteration

1 Alam nashrah laka sadraka

Yusuf Ali

1 Have We not expanded thee thy breast? -

Pickthall

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

Transliteration

2 WawadaAAna AAanka wizraka

Yusuf Ali

2 And removed from thee thy burden

Pickthall

2 And eased thee of the burden

Transliteration

3 Allathee anqada thahraka

Yusuf Ali

3 The which did gall thy back? -

Pickthall

3 Which weighed down thy back;

Transliteration

4 WarafaAAna laka thikraka

Yusuf Ali

4 And raised high the esteem (in which) thou (art held)?

Pickthall

4 And exalted thy fame ?

Transliteration

5 Fainna maAAa alAAusri yusran

Yusuf Ali

5 So, verily, with every difficulty, there is relief:

Pickthall

5 But lo! with hardship goeth ease,

Transliteration

6 Inna maAAa alAAusri yusran

Yusuf Ali

6 Verily, with every difficulty there is relief.

Pickthall

6 Lo! with hardship goeth ease;

Transliteration

7 Faitha faraghta fainsab

Yusuf Ali

7 Therefore, when thou art free (from thine immediate task), still labour hard,

Pickthall

7 So when thou art relieved, still toil

Transliteration

8 Waila rabbika fairghab

Yusuf Ali

8 And to thy Lord turn (all) thy attention.

Pickthall

8 And strive to please thy Lord.