Surah Ash Sharh

Translation by:
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ

1. اَلَمْ نَشْرَحْ لَكَ صَدْرَكَۙ

   Alam nasyraḥ laka ṣadrak(a).

   Have We not uplifted your heart for you ˹O Prophet˺,

2. وَوَضَعْنَا عَنْكَ وِزْرَكَۙ

   Wa waḍa‘nā ‘anka wizrak(a).

   relieved you of the burden

3. الَّذِيْٓ اَنْقَضَ ظَهْرَكَۙ

   Allażī anqaḍa ẓahrak(a).

   which weighed so heavily on your back,

4. وَرَفَعْنَا لَكَ ذِكْرَكَۗ

   Wa rafa‘nā laka żikrak(a).

   and elevated your renown for you?

5. فَاِنَّ مَعَ الْعُسْرِ يُسْرًاۙ

   Fa'inna ma‘al-‘usri yusrā(n).

   So, surely with hardship comes ease.

6. اِنَّ مَعَ الْعُسْرِ يُسْرًاۗ

   Inna ma‘al-‘usri yusrā(n).

   Surely with ˹that˺ hardship comes ˹more˺ ease.

7. فَاِذَا فَرَغْتَ فَانْصَبْۙ

   Fa iżā faragta fanṣab.

   So once you have fulfilled ˹your duty˺, strive ˹in devotion˺,

8. وَاِلٰى رَبِّكَ فَارْغَبْ ࣖ

   Wa ilā rabbika fargab.

   turning to your Lord ˹alone˺ with hope.