Did We not expand for you, [O Muhammad], your breast?
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,
Alam nashrah laka sadraka
أَلَمْ نَشْرَحْ لَكَ صَدْرَكَ
Chapter 94, 8 verses
Did We not expand for you, [O Muhammad], your breast?
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,
Alam nashrah laka sadraka
أَلَمْ نَشْرَحْ لَكَ صَدْرَكَ
And We removed from you your burden
ووضعنا عنك وزرك
And eased thee of the burden
WawadaAAna AAanka wizraka
وَوَضَعْنَا عَنكَ وِزْرَكَ
Which had weighed upon your back
الذي أنقض ظهرك
Which weighed down thy back;
Allathee anqada thahraka
ٱلَّذِىٓ أَنقَضَ ظَهْرَكَ
And raised high for you your repute.
ورفعنا لك ذكرك
And exalted thy fame ?
WarafaAAna laka thikraka
وَرَفَعْنَا لَكَ ذِكْرَكَ
For indeed, with hardship [will be] ease.
فإن مع العسر يسرا
But lo! with hardship goeth ease,
Fainna maAAa alAAusri yusran
فَإِنَّ مَعَ ٱلْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا
Indeed, with hardship [will be] ease.
إن مع العسر يسرا
Lo! with hardship goeth ease;
Inna maAAa alAAusri yusran
إِنَّ مَعَ ٱلْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا
So when you have finished [your duties], then stand up [for worship].
فإذا فرغت فانصب
So when thou art relieved, still toil
Faitha faraghta fainsab
فَإِذَا فَرَغْتَ فَٱنصَبْ
And to your Lord direct [your] longing.
وإلى ربك فارغب
And strive to please thy Lord.
Waila rabbika fairghab
وَإِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ فَٱرْغَب