Surah Ash-Sharh (The Consolation)

أَلَمْ نَشْرَحْ لَكَ صَدْرَكَ

Have We not expanded thee thy breast?-

Have We not caused thy bosom to dilate,

وَوَضَعْنَا عَنكَ وِزْرَكَ

And removed from thee thy burden

And eased thee of the burden

ٱلَّذِىٓ أَنقَضَ ظَهْرَكَ

The which did gall thy back?-

Which weighed down thy back;

وَرَفَعْنَا لَكَ ذِكْرَكَ

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

And exalted thy fame?

فَإِنَّ مَعَ ٱلْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا

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

But lo! with hardship goeth ease,

إِنَّ مَعَ ٱلْعُسْرِ يُسْرًۭا

Verily, with every difficulty there is relief.

Lo! with hardship goeth ease;

فَإِذَا فَرَغْتَ فَٱنصَبْ

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

So when thou art relieved, still toil

وَإِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ فَٱرْغَب

And to thy Lord turn (all) thy attention.

And strive to please thy Lord.