بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ
Allah says in the Qur’an:
“For indeed, with hardship [will be] ease.” [94:5]
The translation in English covers the basic meaning of what Allah is saying – the fact that in life, hardship comes with ease. However, there is a deeper meaning here; let us quickly dive into the Arabic used in this Ayah.
Allah starts the Ayah with the word “fa’ina” which briefly translates to “verily” or “indeed”, but the real meaning behind it is that whatever comes after this word is essentially something that is sure to happen, without any doubt and the fact the “fa” is used as a prefix tells us that it happens with hardship, not after or before.
So without any doubt, there will be ease. The meaning in English also fails to cover an important aspect and that is the fact that Allah uses a singular term “‘usr” for hardship and the plural “yusra” for ease. Therefore, this means that “with one hardship, there will be multiple situations of ease”.
From our own ignorance, we as humans always look at the hardships we are facing, and forget the ease Allah has blessed us with. Allah says here, that one door may close, but as a result, many others will open.
May Allah make us of those who are truly grateful, and open our eyes to the blessings we have been given; may Allah also make our hardships easier to deal with.
Allah knows best.