94 · Meccan · 8 verses
The Relief
الشرح
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
أَلَمْ نَشْرَحْ لَكَ صَدْرَكَ ١
Did We not expand for you, [O Muḥammad], your breast?
وَوَضَعْنَا عَنكَ وِزْرَكَ ٢
And We removed from you your burden
ٱلَّذِىٓ أَنقَضَ ظَهْرَكَ ٣
Which had weighed upon your back
وَرَفَعْنَا لَكَ ذِكْرَكَ ٤
And raised high for you your repute.
فَإِنَّ مَعَ ٱلْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا ٥
For indeed, with hardship [will be] ease [i.e., relief].
إِنَّ مَعَ ٱلْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا ٦
Indeed, with hardship [will be] ease.
فَإِذَا فَرَغْتَ فَٱنصَبْ ٧
So when you have finished [your duties], then stand up [for worship].
وَإِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ فَٱرْغَب ٨
And to your Lord direct [your] longing.
Qur'an text: Tanzil.net. Translation, word by word and tafsir: Quran Foundation (Quran.com). Audio: Quran Foundation (Quran.com).