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أَلَم نَشرَح لَكَ صَدْرَكَ

Have We not opened your breast for you (O Muhammad (Peace be upon him))?

'Alam Nashraĥ Laka Şadraka

وَوَضَعنَا عَنكَ وِزرَكَ

And removed from you your burden,

Wa Wađa`na `Anka Wizraka

الَّذِي أَنقَضَ ظَهرَكَ

Which weighed down your back?

Al-Ladhi 'Anqađa Žahraka

وَرَفَعنَا لَكَ ذِكرَكَ

And raised high your fame?

Wa Rafa`na Laka Dhikraka

فَإِنَّ مَعَ العُسرِ يُسرا ً

So verily, with the hardship, there is relief,

Fa'inna Ma`a Al-`Usri Yusraan

إِنَّ مَعَ العُسرِ يُسرا ً

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

'Inna Ma`a Al-`Usri Yusraan

فَإِذَا فَرَغتَ فَانصَب

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

Fa'idha Faraghta Fanşab

وَإِلَى رَبِّكَ فَارغَب

And to your Lord (Alone) turn (all your intentions and hopes and) your invocations.

Wa 'Ilá Rabbika Farghab