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he Holy Qor-aan                                                                                                 094:001 to 009

Verses of the Holy Qor-aan are quoted on this site with the numbers, the first set of three being the number of Soorah (Chapter) followed by the last set of three being the number of the verse. The numbers include بِسۡمِ اللهِ الرَّحۡمٰنِ الرَّحِيۡمِ‏‏ as the verse #1 in every Soorah except the Soorah #9. The original Arabic word is shown first, or in Col #1. The phonetic transliteration in English is shown next, or in Col #2, and is based upon words commonly pronounced like bat, cat, sat → fate, gate, hate → bait, trait → bay, nay, say → be, he, she → bet, pet, wet → bit, fit, sit → cot, dot, rot → boot, hoot, root → bout, rout → but, cut, hut, ultimatum. The English equivalent to the Arabic words (shown first, or in Col #1) are provided next, or in Col #3. Some other alternates in English used in other translations are given last, or in Col #4.

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Chapter  # 94                                     Soor-tosh-Sha-rah                                  سُوۡرَةُ الشَّرح

بِسۡمِ اللهِ الرَّحۡمٰنِ الرَّحِيۡمِ
اَلَمۡ نَشۡرَحۡ لَـكَ صَدۡرَكَۙ‏  ○  وَوَضَعۡنَا عَنۡكَ وِزۡرَكَۙ‏  ○  الَّذِىۡۤ اَنۡقَضَ ظَهۡرَكَۙ‏  ○  وَرَفَعۡنَا لَـكَ ذِكۡرَكَ ○ فَاِنَّ مَعَ الۡعُسۡرِ يُسۡرًا○ ۙ اِنَّ مَعَ الۡعُسۡرِ يُسۡرًا○ ؕ‏  فَاِذَا فَرَغۡتَ فَانۡصَبۡۙ‏  ○  وَاِلٰى رَبِّكَ فَارۡغَب 

1. Bis-mil-laa-hir-rah-maa-nir-ra-heem
2. Aa-lum-nush-ruh-la-ka-sud-ra-ka
3. Wa-wa-zau-naa-un-ka-wiz-ra-ka
4. Ul-la-zen-qua-dza-zuh-ra-ka
5. Wa-ra-fau-naa-la-ka-zik-ruk.
6. Fa-in-na-ma-ul-oos-ray-yos-raa
7. In-na-ma-ul-oos-ray-yos-raa.
8. Fa-ezaa-fa-rugh-ta-fun-sub
9. Wa-elaa-rub-bay-ka-fur-ghub
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1. With the name of Allah, the most Beneficent, the most Merciful I begin
2. Have We not broadened your mind for you?
3. And We took off your back your burden
4. Which had almost broken your back
5. And We raised for you your remembrance (in others’ hearts and esteem).
6. So surely with the hardship is the ease
7. Indeed with the hardship is the ease.
8. So when you become free, then dig in
9. And to your God then turn

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The Holy Qor-aan                                          094:001                                      ○بِسۡمِ اللهِ الرَّحۡمٰنِ الرَّحِيۡمِ‏‏

Bis-mil-laa-hir-rah-maa-nir-ra-heem

With the name of Allah, the most Beneficent, the most Merciful I begin.

(Beginning, commencing, starting)

• بِ — B…(is) — With (= This Arabic word literally means ‘with’. Its translation in English is more accurate with ‘with’ than with ‘in’)
• سۡمِ — Ism…(il) — The name of (= The way to be addressed or called)
• اللهِ — Laa-h…(ir) — Allah (= The Almighty God; the One Only worthy of worship)
• الرَّحۡمٰنِ — Rah-maa-n(ir) — The Most Beneficent (= The One who fully, totally and wholly benefits all, to the maximum, with no condition, limitation or restriction. Compassionate. Gracious)
• الرَّحِيۡمِ — Ra-heem — The Most Merciful (= The One who fully, totally and wholly showers mercy, to the maximum, again and again, continually, indefinitely and perpetually like the endlessly incoming waves from the oceans)

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Holy Qor-aan                                                  094:002                                         اَلَمۡ نَشۡرَحۡ لَـكَ صَدۡرَكَۙ‏

Aa-lum-nush-ruh-la-ka-sud-ra-ka

Have We not broadened your mind for you?

• أ — Aa — Have (= Question mark like Are? Can? Do? Shell? Will?)
• لَمۡ — Lum — Not (= Never; no, not at all)
• نَشۡرَحۡ — Nush-ruh — Broadened (= Comforted; dilated; expanded; illuminated; increased comprehension and understanding; lifted; opened; widened
• لَّ — La — For (= For the benefit, purpose or reason; on account of; with
  intent to; with the object of; towards)
• كَ — Ka — You (= pro., s., m., 2nd person. The one male addressee of this divine message is initially the Holy Prophet s.a.w and secondarily every Moslem, in fact every human being. See the Note under 002:005)
• صَدۡرَ — Sud-ra — Mind (= Bosom; breast; chest; heart)
• كَ — Ka — Your  (= pro., s., m., 2nd person. You one man. See كَ above)

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Holy Qor-aan                                                  094:003                                       وَوَضَعۡنَا عَنۡكَ وِزۡرَكَۙ‏

Wa-wa-zau-naa-un-ka-wiz-ra-ka

And We took off your back your burden

• وَ — Wa — And (= Conj., links words, phrases or clauses; additionally; but; also; more over; though; when; while; yet; whereupon)
• وَضَعۡ — Wa-zau — Took off (= Delivered you of; eased; relieved; removed)
• نَآ — Naa — We (= pro., pl.,  1st person. Us. Used with God’s name it reflects the authoritative way a higher-up talks to a subordinate)
• عَنۡ — Un — From (= About; concerning; regarding; relative to)
• كَ — Ka — You (= pro., s., m., 2nd person. You one man. See كَ above)
• وِزۡرَ — Weight — Burden (= Heavy stuff; weight; weight of lots of responsibilities)
• كَ — Ka — Your (= pro., s., m., 2nd person. You one man. See كَ above)

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Holy Qor-aan                                                  094:004                                            الَّذِىۡۤ اَنۡقَضَ ظَهۡرَكَۙ‏

Ul-la-zen-qua-dza-zuh-ra-ka

Which had almost / well nigh broken your back

• الَّذِىۡ — Ul-la-ze…(en) — Which (= s., m., 3rd person. Refers to the aforesaid ‘burden’)
• اَنۡقَضَ — Un–qua-dza — Broken (= Bent; doubled; weighed down; almost or well-nigh broken; galled up the back)
• ظَهۡرَ —  Zuh-ra-ka — Back (= Part of the human body below the back of neck; back of human torso)
• كَ — Ka — Your  (= pro., s., m., 2nd person. You one man. See كَ above)*

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Holy Qor-aan                                                  094:005                                              وَرَفَعۡنَا لَـكَ ذِكۡرَكَ

Wa-ra-fau-naa-la-ka-zik-ruk

And We raised for you your remembrance (in others’ hearts and esteem).

• وَ — Wa — And (= Conj., links words, phrases or clauses. See وَ above)
• رَفَعۡ — Ra-fau — Raised (= Elevated; exalted; heightened; lifted up; raised; gave high renown; towered above)
• نَآ — Naa — We (= pro., pl., 1st person. Us. Used with God’s name it reflects the authoritative way a higher-up talks to a subordinate)
• لَ — La — For (= For the benefit, purpose or reason; on account of; with intent to or object of towards)
• كَ — Ka — You (= pro., s., m., 2nd person. You one man. See كَ above)*
• ذِ كۡرَ — Zik-r…(au) — Remembrance (= Memory; mention; name and fame; renown; talk about; esteem in which one is held)
• كَ — … K — Your (= pro., s., m., 2nd person. You one man. See كَ above)*

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Holy Qor-aan                                                  094:006                                     فَاِنَّ مَعَ الۡعُسۡرِ يُسۡرًا

Fa-inna-ma-ul-oos-ray-yos-raa

So surely with the hardship is  the ease

• فَ — Fa — Thus (= Consequently; as a result; so; thereafter; therefore; yet)
• اِنَّ — In-na — Surely (= Absolutely; certainly; definitely; doubtlessly; indeed;
  positively; really; truly; verily)
• مَعَ — Ma…(ul) — With (= In the company of; goes with; after; followed)
• الۡعُسۡرِ — Oos-ray — Hardship (= Adversity; difficulties; difficult periods; hard time)
• يُسۡرًا — Yoos-raa — Ease (= Continuation of the ease; easy circumstances; easy; good times; prosperity; relief)

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Holy Qor-aan                                                  094:007                                               اِنَّ مَعَ الۡعُسۡرِ يُسۡرًا

In-na-ma-ul-oos-ray-yos-raa

Indeed with the Hardship is the Ease.

• اِنَّ — In-na — Indeed (= Absolutely; certainly; definitely; doubtlessly; positively;
  really; surely; truly; verily)
• مَعَ — Ma…(ul) — With (= In the company of; goes with; after; followed)
• الۡعُسۡرِ — Oos-ray — Hardship (= Adversity; difficulties; difficult periods; hard time)
• يُسۡرًا — Yoos-raa–  Ease (= Continuation of the ease; easy circumstances; easy; good times; prosperity; relief)

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Holy Qor-aan                                                  094:008 فَاِذَا فَرَغۡتَ فَانۡصَبۡۙ                                              ‏

Fa-ezaa-fa-rugh-ta-fun-sub

So when you become free, then dig in

• فَ — Fa — So (= Consequently; as a result; then; thereafter; therefore; yet)
• اِذَاۤ — Ezaa — When  (= Any time or event; now that; when; whenever)
• فَرَغۡتَ — Fa-rugh-ta — Are free (= Finished one task; finished with one’s occupation; free from anxiety; tasks; free from immediate tasks; have time to toil)
• فَ — F…(un) — Then (= Consequently; as a result; so; thereafter; therefore; yet)
• انۡصَبۡۙ‏ — Un-sub — Dig in (= Become firm; firmly grounded; firm up; go for the next task; resume hard toil; strive hard)

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Holy Qor-aan                                                  094:009                                           وَاِلٰى رَبِّكَ فَارۡغَب

Wa-elaa-rub-bay-ka-fur-ghub

And to your God then turn

• وَ — Wa — And (= Conj., links words, phrases or clauses. See وَ above)
• اِلٰٓى — E-laa — To (= In the direction of; towards)
• رَبِّ — Rub-bay — God (= The Almighty Allah who fills needs of all creatures;
  Creator; Guardian; Master; Lord Provident. The Only One Who provides all that sustains life. Ultimate Provider of air, water, food and whatever we and all other creatures need to live and subsist)
• كَ — Ka — Your (= pro., s., m., 2nd person. You one man. See كَ above)*
• فَ — F…(ur) — So (= Consequently; as a result; then; thereafter; therefore; yet)
• ارۡغَب — Ur-ghub — Turn (= Attend; concentrate on worship; devote; focus attention; turn toward something as the sole objective; exclusively intend; seek with all attention, dedicated devotion and full fervor) *

* Note 094:009. The Commandment is to establish single-mindedly the worship of the Almighty God. He knew that the hassle of earning livelihood will hang on man’s’ mind and hamper his worship. He Himself prioritized the sequence and made man responsible to first finish fending for family. He directed man to turn to Him after he had completely provided the essentials which sustain life. He finally told man to dig in His remembrance with full attention, surely, securely and squarely. .