Chapter 94, 8 verses
Have We not expanded thee thy breast? -
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم ألم نشرح لك صدرك
Have We not expanded for you your breast,
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Have We not caused thy bosom to dilate,
And removed from thee thy burden
ووضعنا عنك وزرك
And taken off from you your burden,
And eased thee of the burden
The which did gall thy back? -
الذي أنقض ظهرك
Which pressed heavily upon your back,
Which weighed down thy back;
And raised high the esteem (in which) thou (art held)?
ورفعنا لك ذكرك
And exalted for you your esteem?
And exalted thy fame ?
So, verily, with every difficulty, there is relief:
فإن مع العسر يسرا
Surely with difficulty is ease.
But lo! with hardship goeth ease,
Verily, with every difficulty there is relief.
إن مع العسر يسرا
With difficulty is surely ease.
Lo! with hardship goeth ease;
Therefore, when thou art free (from thine immediate task), still labour hard,
فإذا فرغت فانصب
So when you are free, nominate.
So when thou art relieved, still toil
And to thy Lord turn (all) thy attention.
وإلى ربك فارغب
And make your Lord your exclusive object.
And strive to please thy Lord.