Ash-Sharh (The Opening Forth)

سورة الشرح

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ

1 أَلَمْ نَشْرَحْ لَكَ صَدْرَكَ

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

2 وَوَضَعْنَا عَنكَ وِزْرَكَ

And We removed from you your burden

3 الَّذِي أَنقَضَ ظَهْرَكَ

Which had weighed upon your back

4 وَرَفَعْنَا لَكَ ذِكْرَكَ

And raised high for you your repute.

5 فَإِنَّ مَعَ الْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا

For indeed, with hardship [will be] ease.

6 إِنَّ مَعَ الْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا

Indeed, with hardship [will be] ease.

7 فَإِذَا فَرَغْتَ فَانصَبْ

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

8 وَإِلَى رَبِّكَ فَارْغَب

And to your Lord direct [your] longing.