Quran - Arabic text and English translation/interpretation

أَلَمْ نَشْرَحْ لَكَ صَدْرَكَ

Have We not expanded thee thy breast?.

Have We not expanded for you your breast.

Have We not caused thy bosom to dilate.

وَوَضَعْنَا عَنْكَ وِزْرَكَ

And removed from thee thy burden

And taken off from you your burden.

And eased thee of the burden

الَّذِي أَنْقَضَ ظَهْرَكَ

The which did gall thy back?.

Which pressed heavily upon your back.

Which weighed down thy back.

وَرَفَعْنَا لَكَ ذِكْرَكَ

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

And exalted for you your esteem?

And exalted thy fame?

فَإِنَّ مَعَ الْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا

So, verily, with every difficulty, there is relief.

Surely with difficulty is ease.

But lo! with hardship goeth ease.

إِنَّ مَعَ الْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا

Verily, with every difficulty there is relief.

With difficulty is surely ease.

Lo! with hardship goeth ease.

فَإِذَا فَرَغْتَ فَانْصَبْ

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

So when you are free, nominate.

So when thou art relieved, still toil

وَإِلَى رَبِّكَ فَارْغَبْ

And to thy Lord turn (all) thy attention.

And make your Lord your exclusive object.

And strive to please thy Lord.