Surah Ash-Sharh

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

1. 94:1 ▶

   أَلَمْ نَشْرَحْ لَكَ صَدْرَكَ ﴿١﴾

   alam nashraḥ laka ṣadrak

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

   i.e., enlighten, assure and gladden your heart with guidance.

2. 94:2 ▶

   وَوَضَعْنَا عَنكَ وِزْرَكَ ﴿٢﴾

   wawaḍaʿnā ʿanka wizrak

   And We removed from you your burden

   By forgiving any errors which you may have committed previously or might commit consequently. "Burden" can also refer to the anxiety experienced by the Prophet (ﷺ) at the beginning of his mission.

3. 94:3 ▶

   ٱلَّذِىٓ أَنقَضَ ظَهْرَكَ ﴿٣﴾

   alladhī 'anqaḍa ẓahrak

   Which had weighed upon your back

4. 94:4 ▶

   وَرَفَعْنَا لَكَ ذِكْرَكَ ﴿٤﴾

   warafaʿnā laka dhikrak

   And raised high for you your repute.

5. 94:5 ▶

   فَإِنَّ مَعَ ٱلْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا ﴿٥﴾

   fa'inna maʿa l-ʿusri yusrā

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

6. 94:6 ▶

   إِنَّ مَعَ ٱلْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا ﴿٦﴾

   inna maʿa l-ʿusri yusrā

   Indeed, with hardship [will be] ease.

7. 94:7 ▶

   فَإِذَا فَرَغْتَ فَٱنصَبْ ﴿٧﴾

   fa'idhā faraghta fanṣab

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

8. 94:8 ▶

   وَإِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ فَٱرْغَب ﴿٨﴾

   wa'ilā rabbika farghab

   And to your Lord direct [your] longing.

In the transliteration, “|”: the reciter stops; “·”: sakt, a brief cut without taking a breath.