Have We not expanded thee thy breast? -
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ أَلَمْ نَشْرَحْ لَكَ صَدْرَكَ
Alam nashrah laka sadraka
Did We not expand for you, [O Muhammad], your breast?
Chapter 94, 8 verses
Have We not expanded thee thy breast? -
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ أَلَمْ نَشْرَحْ لَكَ صَدْرَكَ
Alam nashrah laka sadraka
Did We not expand for you, [O Muhammad], your breast?
And removed from thee thy burden
وَوَضَعْنَا عَنكَ وِزْرَكَ
WawadaAAna AAanka wizraka
And We removed from you your burden
The which did gall thy back? -
الَّذِي أَنقَضَ ظَهْرَكَ
Allathee anqada thahraka
Which had weighed upon your back
And raised high the esteem (in which) thou (art held)?
وَرَفَعْنَا لَكَ ذِكْرَكَ
WarafaAAna laka thikraka
And raised high for you your repute.
So, verily, with every difficulty, there is relief:
فَإِنَّ مَعَ الْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا
Fainna maAAa alAAusri yusran
For indeed, with hardship [will be] ease.
Verily, with every difficulty there is relief.
إِنَّ مَعَ الْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا
Inna maAAa alAAusri yusran
Indeed, with hardship [will be] ease.
Therefore, when thou art free (from thine immediate task), still labour hard,
فَإِذَا فَرَغْتَ فَانصَبْ
Faitha faraghta fainsab
So when you have finished [your duties], then stand up [for worship].
And to thy Lord turn (all) thy attention.
وَإِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ فَارْغَب
Waila rabbika fairghab
And to your Lord direct [your] longing.