Surah Ash-Sharh

Verse 94:1

اَلَمْ نَشْرَحْ لَكَ صَدْرَكَ ۟ۙ

ʹAlam nashraḥ laka ṣadrak?

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

Verse 94:2

وَوَضَعْنَا عَنْكَ وِزْرَكَ ۟ۙ

Wa-waḍaʻnaa ʻañka wizrak,

relieved you of the burden

Verse 94:3

الَّذِیْۤ اَنْقَضَ ظَهْرَكَ ۟ۙ

ʹAllaẓeee ʹañq̣aḍa z̤̣ahrak?―

which weighed so heavily on your back,

Verse 94:4

وَرَفَعْنَا لَكَ ذِكْرَكَ ۟ؕ

Wa-rafaʻnaa laka ẓikrak?

and elevated your renown for you?

Verse 94:5

فَاِنَّ مَعَ الْعُسْرِ یُسْرًا ۟ۙ

Faʹinna maʻal ʻusri yusraa:

So, surely with hardship comes ease.

Verse 94:6

اِنَّ مَعَ الْعُسْرِ یُسْرًا ۟ؕ

ʹInna maʻal ʻusri yusraa.

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

Verse 94:7

فَاِذَا فَرَغْتَ فَانْصَبْ ۟ۙ

Faʹiẓaa farag̣ta fañṣab,

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

Verse 94:8

وَاِلٰی رَبِّكَ فَارْغَبْ ۟۠

Wa-ʹilaa Rabbika far-g̣ab.

turning to your Lord ˹alone˺ with hope.