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