This Meccan sura, addressed to the Prophet, is a continuation of the reassurance and encouragement given in Sura 93.
In the name of God, the Lord of Mercy, the Giver of Mercy
1 Did We not relieve your heart for you [Prophet], 2 and remove the burden 3 that weighed so heavily on your back, 4 and raise your reputation high? 5 So truly where there is hardship there is also ease; 6 truly where there is hardship there is also ease. 7 The moment you are freed [of one task] work on, 8 and turn to your Lord for everything.
The Qur'an (Oxford World's Classics)
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