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سورة الشَّرح

Surah Al-Inshirah 94:5

The Expanding · Verse 5 of 8

فَإِنَّ مَعَ الْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا

Abdul Mannan Omar

So surely every hardship is followed by ease.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

So, verily, with every difficulty, there is relief:

Ahmed Ali

Surely with hardship there is ease.

12 more translations

Ali Unal

Then, surely, with hardship comes ease;

Daryabadi

Then verily along with every hardship is ease.

Faridul Haque

So indeed with hardship is ease.

Maulana Muhammad Ali

Surely with difficulty is ease,

Maulvi Sher Ali

Surely, there is ease after hardship.

Muhammad Asad

And, behold, with every hardship comes ease:

Muhammad Musin Khan

So verily, with the hardship, there is relief,

Muhammad Pickthall

But lo! with hardship goeth ease,

Muhammad Sarwar

After every difficulty there is relief.

Muhammed ali Shakir

Surely with difficulty is ease.

Rashad Khalifa

With pain there is gain.

Shabbir Ahmed

With hardship comes ease.

Commentary 94:5 “Surely every hardship is followed by ease” has been repeated twice. The repetition emphasises that the mission of Muhammad (pbuh) will have to pass…

فَإِنَّ مَعَ الْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا إِنَّ مَعَ الْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا

94:5 “Surely every hardship is followed by ease” has been repeated twice. The repetition emphasises that the mission of Muhammad (pbuh) will have to pass through hardships, in both the early and the later days. However, the hardships faced by the Prophet and the Muslims would be of temporary and transitory nature, while their final success will be permanent and ever-expanding.