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Chapter 94
Surah Ash-Sharĥ
- سورة الشرح
(The Opening Forth)

Noble Qur'an Table of Content

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

94:1
Transliteration
Alam nashrah laka sadrak
Sahih International
Did We not expand for you, [O Muhammad], your breast?
Pickthall
Have We not caused thy bosom to dilate,
Yusuf Ali
Have We not expanded thee thy breast?-
94:2
Transliteration
WawadaAAna AAanka wizrak
Sahih International
And We removed from you your burden
Pickthall
And eased thee of the burden
Yusuf Ali
And removed from thee thy burden
94:3
Transliteration
Allathee anqada thahrak
Sahih International
Which had weighed upon your back
Pickthall
Which weighed down thy back;
Yusuf Ali
The which did gall thy back?-
94:4
Transliteration
WarafaAAna laka thikrak
Sahih International
And raised high for you your repute.
Pickthall
And exalted thy fame?
Yusuf Ali
And raised high the esteem (in which) thou (art held)?
94:5
Transliteration
Fa-inna maAAa alAAusri yusra
Sahih International
For indeed, with hardship [will be] ease.
Pickthall
But lo! with hardship goeth ease,
Yusuf Ali
So, verily, with every difficulty, there is relief:
94:6
Transliteration
Inna maAAa alAAusri yusra
Sahih International
Indeed, with hardship [will be] ease.
Pickthall
Lo! with hardship goeth ease;
Yusuf Ali
Verily, with every difficulty there is relief.
94:7
Transliteration
Fa-itha faraghta fansab
Sahih International
So when you have finished [your duties], then stand up [for worship].
Pickthall
So when thou art relieved, still toil
Yusuf Ali
Therefore, when thou art free (from thine immediate task), still labour hard,
94:8
Transliteration
Wa-ila rabbika farghab
Sahih International
And to your Lord direct [your] longing.
Pickthall
And strive to please thy Lord.
Yusuf Ali
And to thy Lord turn (all) thy attention.