Al Sharh

Transliteration

1 Alam nashrah laka sadraka

Yusuf Ali

1 Have We not expanded thee thy breast? -

Shakir

1 Have We not expanded for you your breast,

Transliteration

2 WawadaAAna AAanka wizraka

Yusuf Ali

2 And removed from thee thy burden

Shakir

2 And taken off from you your burden,

Transliteration

3 Allathee anqada thahraka

Yusuf Ali

3 The which did gall thy back? -

Shakir

3 Which pressed heavily upon your back,

Transliteration

4 WarafaAAna laka thikraka

Yusuf Ali

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

Shakir

4 And exalted for you your esteem?

Transliteration

5 Fainna maAAa alAAusri yusran

Yusuf Ali

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

Shakir

5 Surely with difficulty is ease.

Transliteration

6 Inna maAAa alAAusri yusran

Yusuf Ali

6 Verily, with every difficulty there is relief.

Shakir

6 With difficulty is surely ease.

Transliteration

7 Faitha faraghta fainsab

Yusuf Ali

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

Shakir

7 So when you are free, nominate.

Transliteration

8 Waila rabbika fairghab

Yusuf Ali

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

Shakir

8 And make your Lord your exclusive object.