Have We not expanded thee thy breast? -
Alam nashrah laka sadraka
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? -
Alam nashrah laka sadraka
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ أَلَمْ نَشْرَحْ لَكَ صَدْرَكَ
Did We not expand for you, [O Muhammad], your breast?
And removed from thee thy burden
WawadaAAna AAanka wizraka
وَوَضَعْنَا عَنكَ وِزْرَكَ
And We removed from you your burden
The which did gall thy back? -
Allathee anqada thahraka
الَّذِي أَنقَضَ ظَهْرَكَ
Which had weighed upon your back
And raised high the esteem (in which) thou (art held)?
WarafaAAna laka thikraka
وَرَفَعْنَا لَكَ ذِكْرَكَ
And raised high for you your repute.
So, verily, with every difficulty, there is relief:
Fainna maAAa alAAusri yusran
فَإِنَّ مَعَ الْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا
For indeed, with hardship [will be] ease.
Verily, with every difficulty there is relief.
Inna maAAa alAAusri yusran
إِنَّ مَعَ الْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا
Indeed, with hardship [will be] ease.
Therefore, when thou art free (from thine immediate task), still labour hard,
Faitha faraghta fainsab
فَإِذَا فَرَغْتَ فَانصَبْ
So when you have finished [your duties], then stand up [for worship].
And to thy Lord turn (all) thy attention.
Waila rabbika fairghab
وَإِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ فَارْغَب
And to your Lord direct [your] longing.