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Surahs 94

Ash-Sharh

The Relief · Makki · 8 ayahs

Translation by Sahih International

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  1. 1

    أَلَمْ نَشْرَحْ لَكَ صَدْرَكَ

    ʹAlam nashraḥ laka ṣadrak?

    Did We not expand for you, [O Muḥammad], your breast?

  2. 2

    وَوَضَعْنَا عَنكَ وِزْرَكَ

    Wa-waḍaʻnaa ʻañka wizrak,

    And We removed from you your burden

  3. 3

    ٱلَّذِىٓ أَنقَضَ ظَهْرَكَ

    ʹAllaẓeee ʹañq̣aḍa z̤̣ahrak?―

    Which had weighed upon your back

  4. 4

    وَرَفَعْنَا لَكَ ذِكْرَكَ

    Wa-rafaʻnaa laka ẓikrak?

    And raised high for you your repute.

  5. 5

    فَإِنَّ مَعَ ٱلْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا

    Faʹinna maʻal ʻusri yusraa:

    For indeed, with hardship [will be] ease [i.e., relief].

  6. 6

    إِنَّ مَعَ ٱلْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا

    ʹInna maʻal ʻusri yusraa.

    Indeed, with hardship [will be] ease.

  7. 7

    فَإِذَا فَرَغْتَ فَٱنصَبْ

    Faʹiẓaa farag̣ta fañṣab,

    So when you have finished [your duties], then stand up [for worship].

  8. 8

    وَإِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ فَٱرْغَب

    Wa-ʹilaa Rabbika far-g̣ab.

    And to your Lord direct [your] longing.