Ash-Sharh

The Relief

Chapter 94Meccan8 Verses

Verse 1

أَلَمْalamHave not
نَشْرَحْnashraḥWe expanded
لَكَlakafor you
صَدْرَكَṣadrakayour breast

Translation

Have not We expanded for you your breast

Verse 2

وَوَضَعْنَاwawaḍaʿnāAnd We removed
عَنكَʿankafrom you
وِزْرَكَwiz'rakayour burden

Translation

And We removed from you your burden

Verse 3

ٱلَّذِىٓalladhīWhich
أَنقَضَanqaḍaweighed upon
ظَهْرَكَẓahrakayour back

Translation

Which weighed upon your back

Verse 4

وَرَفَعْنَاwarafaʿnāAnd We raised high
لَكَlakafor you
ذِكْرَكَdhik'rakayour reputation

Translation

And We raised high for you your reputation

Verse 5

فَإِنَّfa-innaSo indeed
مَعَmaʿawith
ٱلْعُسْرِl-ʿus'rithe hardship
يُسْرًاyus'ran(is) ease

Translation

So indeed with the hardship (is) ease

Verse 6

إِنَّinnaIndeed
مَعَmaʿawith
ٱلْعُسْرِl-ʿus'rithe hardship
يُسْرًۭاyus'ran(is) ease

Translation

Indeed with the hardship (is) ease

Verse 7

فَإِذَاfa-idhāSo when
فَرَغْتَfaraghtayou have finished
فَٱنصَبْfa-inṣabthen labor hard

Translation

So when you have finished then labor hard

Verse 8

وَإِلَىٰwa-ilāAnd to
رَبِّكَrabbikayour Lord
فَٱرْغَبfa-ir'ghabturn your attention

Translation

And to your Lord turn your attention