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