THE HOLY QURAN

English translation by Abdullah Yusuf Ali, Mohamme d Marmaduke Pickthall an d Muhammad Habib Shakir

Formatte d by School of Quran (www.schoolofquranunlimited.blogspot.com)

AL-INSHIRAH (SOLACE, CONSOLATION, RELIEF) Total Verses: 8 Revealed At: MAKKA

094.001 YUSUFALI: Have We not expanded thee thy breast?PICKTHAL: Have We not caused thy bosom to dilate, SHAKIR: Have We not expanded for you your breast, 094.002 YUSUFALI: And removed from thee thy burden PICKTHAL: And eased thee of the burden SHAKIR: And taken off from you your burden, 094.003 YUSUFALI: The which did gall thy back?PICKTHAL: Which weighed down thy back; SHAKIR: Which pressed heavily upon your back, 094.004 YUSUFALI: And raised high the esteem (in which) thou (art held)? PICKTHAL: And exalted thy fame? SHAKIR: And exalted for you your esteem? 094.005 YUSUFALI: So, verily, with every difculty, there is relief:

PICKTHAL: But lo! with hardship goeth ease, SHAKIR: Surely with difculty is ease. 094.006 YUSUFALI: Verily, with every difculty there is relief. PICKTHAL: Lo! with hardship goeth ease; SHAKIR: With difculty is surely ease. 094.007 YUSUFALI: Therefore, when thou art free (from thine immediate task), still labour hard, PICKTHAL: So when thou art relieved, still toil SHAKIR: So when you are free, nominate. 094.008 YUSUFALI: And to thy Lord turn (all) thy attention. PICKTHAL: And strive to please thy Lord. SHAKIR: And make your Lord your exclusive object.

Alhamdulillah rabbil alamin.