Have We not expanded thee thy breast? -
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم ألم نشرح لك صدرك
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ أَلَمْ نَشْرَحْ لَكَ صَدْرَكَ
Did We not expand for you, [O Muhammad], your breast?
Chapter 94, 8 verses
Have We not expanded thee thy breast? -
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم ألم نشرح لك صدرك
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ أَلَمْ نَشْرَحْ لَكَ صَدْرَكَ
Did We not expand for you, [O Muhammad], your breast?
And removed from thee thy burden
ووضعنا عنك وزرك
وَوَضَعْنَا عَنكَ وِزْرَكَ
And We removed from you your burden
The which did gall thy back? -
الذي أنقض ظهرك
الَّذِي أَنقَضَ ظَهْرَكَ
Which had weighed upon your back
And raised high the esteem (in which) thou (art held)?
ورفعنا لك ذكرك
وَرَفَعْنَا لَكَ ذِكْرَكَ
And raised high for you your repute.
So, verily, with every difficulty, there is relief:
فإن مع العسر يسرا
فَإِنَّ مَعَ الْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا
For indeed, with hardship [will be] ease.
Verily, with every difficulty there is relief.
إن مع العسر يسرا
إِنَّ مَعَ الْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا
Indeed, with hardship [will be] ease.
Therefore, when thou art free (from thine immediate task), still labour hard,
فإذا فرغت فانصب
فَإِذَا فَرَغْتَ فَانصَبْ
So when you have finished [your duties], then stand up [for worship].
And to thy Lord turn (all) thy attention.
وإلى ربك فارغب
وَإِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ فَارْغَب
And to your Lord direct [your] longing.