Surah 94 of 114 · Makki
Surah Ash-Sharh (The Relief)
سُورَةُ الشَّرۡحِ
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
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أَلَمْ نَشْرَحْ لَكَ صَدْرَكَ
أَلَمْalamHave notنَشْرَحْnashraḥWe expandedلَكَlakafor youصَدْرَكَṣadrakayour breast
Did We not expand for you, [O Muhammad], your breast
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وَوَضَعْنَا عَنكَ وِزْرَكَ
وَوَضَعْنَاwawaḍaʿnāAnd We removedعَنكَʿankafrom youوِزْرَكَwiz'rakayour burden
And We removed from you your burden
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ٱلَّذِىٓ أَنقَضَ ظَهْرَكَ
ٱلَّذِىٓalladhīWhichأَنقَضَanqaḍaweighed uponظَهْرَكَẓahrakayour back
Which had weighed upon your back
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وَرَفَعْنَا لَكَ ذِكْرَكَ
وَرَفَعْنَاwarafaʿnāAnd We raised highلَكَlakafor youذِكْرَكَdhik'rakayour reputation
And raised high for you your repute
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فَإِنَّ مَعَ ٱلْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا
فَإِنَّfa-innaSo indeedمَعَmaʿawithٱلْعُسْرِl-ʿus'rithe hardshipيُسْرًاyus'ran(is) ease
For indeed, with hardship [will be] ease
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إِنَّ مَعَ ٱلْعُسْرِ يُسْرًۭا
إِنَّinnaIndeedمَعَmaʿawithٱلْعُسْرِl-ʿus'rithe hardshipيُسْرًۭاyus'ran(is) ease
Indeed, with hardship [will be] ease
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فَإِذَا فَرَغْتَ فَٱنصَبْ
فَإِذَاfa-idhāSo whenفَرَغْتَfaraghtayou have finishedفَٱنصَبْfa-inṣabthen labor hard
So when you have finished [your duties], then stand up [for worship]
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وَإِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ فَٱرْغَب
وَإِلَىٰwa-ilāAnd toرَبِّكَrabbikayour Lordفَٱرْغَبfa-ir'ghabturn your attention
And to your Lord direct [your] longing