The Holy Qur'an (Maulana Muhammad Ali)/94. The Expansion

94. The Expansion (Al-Inshirah)

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.

¹ Have We not expanded for thee thy breast,

² And removed from thee thy burden,

³ Which weighed down thy back,

⁴ And exalted for thee thy mention?

⁵ Surely with difficulty is ease,

⁶ With difficulty is surely ease:

⁷ So when thou art free (from anxiety), work hard,

⁸ And make thy Lord thy exclusive object.