Chapter 94: Solace

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.