Al Sharh

Yusuf Ali

1 Have We not expanded thee thy breast? -

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1 In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Have We not caused thy bosom to dilate,

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1 Did We not expand for you, [O Muhammad], your breast?

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2 And removed from thee thy burden

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2 And eased thee of the burden

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2 And We removed from you your burden

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3 The which did gall thy back? -

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3 Which weighed down thy back;

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3 Which had weighed upon your back

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4 And raised high the esteem (in which) thou (art held)?

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4 And exalted thy fame ?

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4 And raised high for you your repute.

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5 So, verily, with every difficulty, there is relief:

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5 But lo! with hardship goeth ease,

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5 For indeed, with hardship [will be] ease.

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6 Verily, with every difficulty there is relief.

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6 Lo! with hardship goeth ease;

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6 Indeed, with hardship [will be] ease.

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7 Therefore, when thou art free (from thine immediate task), still labour hard,

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7 So when thou art relieved, still toil

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7 So when you have finished [your duties], then stand up [for worship].

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8 And to thy Lord turn (all) thy attention.

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8 And strive to please thy Lord.

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8 And to your Lord direct [your] longing.