Surah Ash-Sharh – The Consolation

أَلَمْ نَشْرَحْ لَكَ صَدْرَكَ

Alam nashrah laka sadrak

Have We not expanded thee thy breast?-

وَوَضَعْنَا عَنكَ وِزْرَكَ

Wa wa d'ana 'anka wizrak

And removed from thee thy burden

ٱلَّذِىٓ أَنقَضَ ظَهْرَكَ

Allazee anqada zahrak

The which did gall thy back?-

وَرَفَعْنَا لَكَ ذِكْرَكَ

Wa raf 'ana laka zikrak

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

فَإِنَّ مَعَ ٱلْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا

Fa inna ma'al usri yusra

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

إِنَّ مَعَ ٱلْعُسْرِ يُسْرًۭا

Inna ma'al 'usri yusra

Verily, with every difficulty there is relief.

فَإِذَا فَرَغْتَ فَٱنصَبْ

Fa iza faragh ta fansab

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

وَإِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ فَٱرْغَب

Wa ilaa rabbika far ghab

And to thy Lord turn (all) thy attention.