Chapter 94, 8 verses
Have We not expanded thee thy breast? -
Did We not expand for you, [O Muhammad], your breast?
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم ألم نشرح لك صدرك
Have We not expanded for you your breast,
And removed from thee thy burden
And We removed from you your burden
ووضعنا عنك وزرك
And taken off from you your burden,
The which did gall thy back? -
Which had weighed upon your back
الذي أنقض ظهرك
Which pressed heavily upon your back,
And raised high the esteem (in which) thou (art held)?
And raised high for you your repute.
ورفعنا لك ذكرك
And exalted for you your esteem?
So, verily, with every difficulty, there is relief:
For indeed, with hardship [will be] ease.
فإن مع العسر يسرا
Surely with difficulty is ease.
Verily, with every difficulty there is relief.
Indeed, with hardship [will be] ease.
إن مع العسر يسرا
With difficulty is surely ease.
Therefore, when thou art free (from thine immediate task), still labour hard,
So when you have finished [your duties], then stand up [for worship].
فإذا فرغت فانصب
So when you are free, nominate.
And to thy Lord turn (all) thy attention.
And to your Lord direct [your] longing.
وإلى ربك فارغب
And make your Lord your exclusive object.