بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ أَلَمْ نَشْرَحْ لَكَ صَدْرَكَ
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Have We not caused thy bosom to dilate,
Alam nashrah laka sadraka
Did We not expand for you, [O Muhammad], your breast?
Chapter 94, 8 verses
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ أَلَمْ نَشْرَحْ لَكَ صَدْرَكَ
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Have We not caused thy bosom to dilate,
Alam nashrah laka sadraka
Did We not expand for you, [O Muhammad], your breast?
وَوَضَعْنَا عَنكَ وِزْرَكَ
And eased thee of the burden
WawadaAAna AAanka wizraka
And We removed from you your burden
الَّذِي أَنقَضَ ظَهْرَكَ
Which weighed down thy back;
Allathee anqada thahraka
Which had weighed upon your back
وَرَفَعْنَا لَكَ ذِكْرَكَ
And exalted thy fame ?
WarafaAAna laka thikraka
And raised high for you your repute.
فَإِنَّ مَعَ الْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا
But lo! with hardship goeth ease,
Fainna maAAa alAAusri yusran
For indeed, with hardship [will be] ease.
إِنَّ مَعَ الْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا
Lo! with hardship goeth ease;
Inna maAAa alAAusri yusran
Indeed, with hardship [will be] ease.
فَإِذَا فَرَغْتَ فَانصَبْ
So when thou art relieved, still toil
Faitha faraghta fainsab
So when you have finished [your duties], then stand up [for worship].
وَإِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ فَارْغَب
And strive to please thy Lord.
Waila rabbika fairghab
And to your Lord direct [your] longing.