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

94. The Expansion (Al-Inshirah)
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.

Have We not expanded for thee thy breast, 

And removed from thee thy burden, 

Which weighed down thy back, 

And exalted for thee thy mention? 

Surely with difficulty is ease, 

With difficulty is surely ease: 

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

And make thy Lord thy exclusive object. 