AL-INSHIRAH (SOLACE, CONSOLATION, RELIEF)
Total Verses: 8
Revealed At: MAKKA
In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.
094.001 Y: Have We not expanded thee thy breast?-
P: Have We not caused thy bosom to dilate,
S: Have We not expanded for you your breast,
094.002 Y: And removed from thee thy burden
P: And eased thee of the burden
S: And taken off from you your burden,
094.003 Y: The which did gall thy back?-
P: Which weighed down thy back;
S: Which pressed heavily upon your back,
094.004 Y: And raised high the esteem (in which) thou (art held)?
P: And exalted thy fame?
S: And exalted for you your esteem?
094.005 Y: So, verily, with every difficulty, there is relief:
P: But lo! with hardship goeth ease,
S: Surely with difficulty is ease.
094.006 Y: Verily, with every difficulty there is relief.
P: Lo! with hardship goeth ease;
S: With difficulty is surely ease.
094.007 Y: Therefore, when thou art free (from thine immediate task), still labour hard,
P: So when thou art relieved, still toil
S: So when you are free, nominate.
094.008 Y: And to thy Lord turn (all) thy attention.
P: And strive to please thy Lord.
S: And make your Lord your exclusive object.