Have We not expanded thee thy breast? -
Alam nashrah laka sadraka
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,
Chapter 94, 8 verses
Have We not expanded thee thy breast? -
Alam nashrah laka sadraka
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
WawadaAAna AAanka wizraka
And taken off from you your burden,
And eased thee of the burden
The which did gall thy back? -
Allathee anqada thahraka
Which pressed heavily upon your back,
Which weighed down thy back;
And raised high the esteem (in which) thou (art held)?
WarafaAAna laka thikraka
And exalted for you your esteem?
And exalted thy fame ?
So, verily, with every difficulty, there is relief:
Fainna maAAa alAAusri yusran
Surely with difficulty is ease.
But lo! with hardship goeth ease,
Verily, with every difficulty there is relief.
Inna maAAa alAAusri yusran
With difficulty is surely ease.
Lo! with hardship goeth ease;
Therefore, when thou art free (from thine immediate task), still labour hard,
Faitha faraghta fainsab
So when you are free, nominate.
So when thou art relieved, still toil
And to thy Lord turn (all) thy attention.
Waila rabbika fairghab
And make your Lord your exclusive object.
And strive to please thy Lord.