94. Surah Ash-Sharh (The Opening Forth)

In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.

1

YUSUFALI : Have We not expanded thee thy breast?-

PICKTHAL : Have We not caused thy bosom to dilate,

SHAKIR : Have We not expanded for you your breast,

M& HILALI : Have We not opened your breast for you (O Muhammad ())?

2

YUSUFALI : And removed from thee thy burden

PICKTHAL : And eased thee of the burden

SHAKIR : And taken off from you your burden,

M& HILALI : And removed from you your burden,

3

YUSUFALI : The which did gall thy back?-

PICKTHAL : Which weighed down thy back;

SHAKIR : Which pressed heavily upon your back,

M& HILALI : Which weighed down your back?

4

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

PICKTHAL : And exalted thy fame?

SHAKIR : And exalted for you your esteem?

M& HILALI : And raised high your fame?

5

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

PICKTHAL : But lo! with hardship goeth ease,

SHAKIR : Surely with difficulty is ease.

M& HILALI : So verily, with the hardship, there is relief,

6

YUSUFALI : Verily, with every difficulty there is relief.

PICKTHAL : Lo! with hardship goeth ease;

SHAKIR : With difficulty is surely ease.

M& HILALI : Verily, with the hardship, there is relief (i.e. there is one hardship with two reliefs, so one hardship cannot overcome two reliefs).

7

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

PICKTHAL : So when thou art relieved, still toil

SHAKIR : So when you are free, nominate.

M& HILALI : So when you have finished (from your occupation), then stand up for Allah's worship (i.e. stand up for prayer).

8

YUSUFALI : And to thy Lord turn (all) thy attention.

PICKTHAL : And strive to please thy Lord.

SHAKIR : And make your Lord your exclusive object.

M& HILALI : And to your Lord (Alone) turn (all your intentions and hopes and) your invocations.