Have We not expanded thee thy breast? -
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Have We not opened your breast for you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم)?
Alam nashrah laka sadraka
Chapter 94, 8 verses
Have We not expanded thee thy breast? -
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Have We not opened your breast for you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم)?
Alam nashrah laka sadraka
And removed from thee thy burden
And removed from you your burden.
WawadaAAna AAanka wizraka
The which did gall thy back? -
Which weighed down your back?
Allathee anqada thahraka
And raised high the esteem (in which) thou (art held)?
And have We not raised high your fame?
WarafaAAna laka thikraka
So, verily, with every difficulty, there is relief:
Verily, along with every hardship is relief,
Fainna maAAa alAAusri yusran
Verily, with every difficulty there is relief.
Verily, along with every hardship is relief (i.e. there is one hardship with two reliefs, so one hardship cannot overcome two reliefs).
Inna maAAa alAAusri yusran
Therefore, when thou art free (from thine immediate task), still labour hard,
So when you have finished (your occupation), devote yourself for Allah's worship.
Faitha faraghta fainsab
And to thy Lord turn (all) thy attention.
And to your Lord (Alone) turn (all your) intentions and hopes.
Waila rabbika fairghab