أَلَمۡ نَشۡرَحۡ لَكَ صَدۡرَكَ

Alam nashrah laka sadraka

WORD BY WORD
أَلَمۡalamHave not
نَشۡرَحۡnashraḥWe expanded
لَكَlakafor you
صَدۡرَكَṣadrakayour breast
TRANSLATION

Did We not expand for you, [O Muhammad], your breast

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وَوَضَعۡنَا عَنكَ وِزۡرَكَ

WawadaAAna AAanka wizraka

WORD BY WORD
وَوَضَعۡنَاwawaḍaʿnāAnd We removed
عَنكَʿankafrom you
وِزۡرَكَwiz'rakayour burden
TRANSLATION

And We removed from you your burden

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ٱلَّذِيٓ أَنقَضَ ظَهۡرَكَ

Allathee anqada thahraka

WORD BY WORD
ٱلَّذِيٓalladhīWhich
أَنقَضَanqaḍaweighed upon
ظَهۡرَكَẓahrakayour back
TRANSLATION

Which had weighed upon your back

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وَرَفَعۡنَا لَكَ ذِكۡرَكَ

WarafaAAna laka thikraka

WORD BY WORD
وَرَفَعۡنَاwarafaʿnāAnd We raised high
لَكَlakafor you
ذِكۡرَكَdhik'rakayour reputation
TRANSLATION

And raised high for you your repute

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فَإِنَّ مَعَ ٱلۡعُسۡرِ يُسۡرًا

Fainna maAAa alAAusri yusran

WORD BY WORD
فَإِنَّfa-innaSo indeed
مَعَmaʿawith
ٱلۡعُسۡرِl-ʿus'rithe hardship
يُسۡرًاyus'ran(is) ease
TRANSLATION

For indeed, with hardship [will be] ease

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إِنَّ مَعَ ٱلۡعُسۡرِ يُسۡرٗا

Inna maAAa alAAusri yusran

WORD BY WORD
إِنَّinnaIndeed
مَعَmaʿawith
ٱلۡعُسۡرِl-ʿus'rithe hardship
يُسۡرٗاyus'ran(is) ease
TRANSLATION

Indeed, with hardship [will be] ease

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فَإِذَا فَرَغۡتَ فَٱنصَبۡ

Faitha faraghta fainsab

WORD BY WORD
فَإِذَاfa-idhāSo when
فَرَغۡتَfaraghtayou have finished
فَٱنصَبۡfa-inṣabthen labor hard
TRANSLATION

So when you have finished [your duties], then stand up [for worship]

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وَإِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ فَٱرۡغَب

Waila rabbika fairghab

WORD BY WORD
وَإِلَىٰwa-ilāAnd to
رَبِّكَrabbikayour Lord
فَٱرۡغَبfa-ir'ghabturn your attention
TRANSLATION

And to your Lord direct [your] longing

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