Chapter 94
Surah Al Inshirah (The Opening Up)
94.1
surah 94 - verse 1
| translator's name | verse |
| Arberry | Did We not expand thy breast for thee |
| Maududi | (O Prophet), Did We not lay open your breast |
| Pickthall | Have We not caused thy bosom to dilate, |
| Sahih | Did We not expand for you, [O Muhammad], your breast? |
| Yusuf Ali | Have We not expanded thee thy breast?- |
94.2
surah 94 - verse 2
| translator's name | verse |
| Arberry | and lift from thee thy burden, |
| Maududi | and relieve you of the burden |
| Pickthall | And eased thee of the burden |
| Sahih | And We removed from you your burden |
| Yusuf Ali | And removed from thee thy burden |
94.3
surah 94 - verse 3
| translator's name | verse |
| Arberry | the burden that weighed down thy back? |
| Maududi | that had well-nigh broken your back? |
| Pickthall | Which weighed down thy back; |
| Sahih | Which had weighed upon your back |
| Yusuf Ali | The which did gall thy back?- |
94.4
surah 94 - verse 4
| translator's name | verse |
| Arberry | Did We not exalt thy fame? |
| Maududi | And did We not exalt your fame? |
| Pickthall | And exalted thy fame? |
| Sahih | And raised high for you your repute. |
| Yusuf Ali | And raised high the esteem (in which) thou (art held)? |
94.5
surah 94 - verse 5
| translator's name | verse |
| Arberry | So truly with hardship comes ease, |
| Maududi | Indeed, there is ease with hardship. |
| Pickthall | But lo! with hardship goeth ease, |
| Sahih | For indeed, with hardship [will be] ease. |
| Yusuf Ali | So, verily, with every difficulty, there is relief: |
94.6
surah 94 - verse 6
| translator's name | verse |
| Arberry | truly with hardship comes ease.' |
| Maududi | Most certainly, there is ease with hardship. |
| Pickthall | Lo! with hardship goeth ease; |
| Sahih | Indeed, with hardship [will be] ease. |
| Yusuf Ali | Verily, with every difficulty there is relief. |
94.7
surah 94 - verse 7
| translator's name | verse |
| Arberry | So when thou art empty, labour, |
| Maududi | So, whenever you are free, strive in devotion, |
| Pickthall | So when thou art relieved, still toil |
| Sahih | So when you have finished [your duties], then stand up [for worship]. |
| Yusuf Ali | Therefore, when thou art free (from thine immediate task), still labour hard, |
94.8
surah 94 - verse 8
| translator's name | verse |
| Arberry | and let thy Lord be thy Quest. |
| Maududi | and turn to your Lord with longing. |
| Pickthall | And strive to please thy Lord. |
| Sahih | And to your Lord direct [your] longing. |
| Yusuf Ali | And to thy Lord turn (all) thy attention. |