Ash-Sharh

Translation by

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

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Ash-Sharh

أَلَمْ نَشْرَحْ لَكَ صَدْرَكَ ﴿1﴾

Have We not uplifted your heart for you ˹O Prophet˺,

وَوَضَعْنَا عَنْكَ وِزْرَكَ ﴿2﴾

relieved you of the burden

الَّذِي أَنْقَضَ ظَهْرَكَ ﴿3﴾

which weighed so heavily on your back,

وَرَفَعْنَا لَكَ ذِكْرَكَ ﴿4﴾

and elevated your renown for you?1

فَإِنَّ مَعَ الْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا ﴿5﴾

So, surely with hardship comes ease.

إِنَّ مَعَ الْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا ﴿6﴾

Surely with ˹that˺ hardship comes ˹more˺ ease.1

فَإِذَا فَرَغْتَ فَانْصَبْ ﴿7﴾

So once you have fulfilled ˹your duty˺, strive ˹in devotion˺,

وَإِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ فَارْغَبْ ﴿8﴾

turning to your Lord ˹alone˺ with hope.