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,
أَلَمْ نَشْرَحْ لَكَ صَدْرَكَ
And removed from thee thy burden
ووضعنا عنك وزرك
And taken off from you your burden,
وَوَضَعْنَا عَنكَ وِزْرَكَ
The which did gall thy back? -
الذي أنقض ظهرك
Which pressed heavily upon your back,
ٱلَّذِىٓ أَنقَضَ ظَهْرَكَ
And raised high the esteem (in which) thou (art held)?
ورفعنا لك ذكرك
And exalted for you your esteem?
وَرَفَعْنَا لَكَ ذِكْرَكَ
So, verily, with every difficulty, there is relief:
فإن مع العسر يسرا
Surely with difficulty is ease.
فَإِنَّ مَعَ ٱلْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا
Verily, with every difficulty there is relief.
إن مع العسر يسرا
With difficulty is surely ease.
إِنَّ مَعَ ٱلْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا
Therefore, when thou art free (from thine immediate task), still labour hard,
فإذا فرغت فانصب
So when you are free, nominate.
فَإِذَا فَرَغْتَ فَٱنصَبْ
And to thy Lord turn (all) thy attention.
وإلى ربك فارغب
And make your Lord your exclusive object.
وَإِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ فَٱرْغَب