Chapter 94, 8 verses
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Have We not opened your breast for you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم)?
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 removed from you your burden.
ووضعنا عنك وزرك
And eased thee of the burden
Which weighed down your back?
الذي أنقض ظهرك
Which weighed down thy back;
And have We not raised high your fame?
ورفعنا لك ذكرك
And exalted thy fame ?
Verily, along with every hardship is relief,
فإن مع العسر يسرا
But lo! with hardship goeth ease,
Verily, along with every hardship is relief (i.e. there is one hardship with two reliefs, so one hardship cannot overcome two reliefs).
إن مع العسر يسرا
Lo! with hardship goeth ease;
So when you have finished (your occupation), devote yourself for Allah's worship.
فإذا فرغت فانصب
So when thou art relieved, still toil
And to your Lord (Alone) turn (all your) intentions and hopes.
وإلى ربك فارغب
And strive to please thy Lord.