Surah Ash-Sharh

أَلَمْ نَشْرَحْ لَكَ صَدْرَكَ

Alam nashrah laka sadrak

Have We not opened your breast for you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم)?

وَوَضَعْنَا عَنكَ وِزْرَكَ

WawadaAAna AAanka wizrak

And removed from you your burden.

ٱلَّذِىٓ أَنقَضَ ظَهْرَكَ

Allathee anqada thahrak

Which weighed down your back?

وَرَفَعْنَا لَكَ ذِكْرَكَ

WarafaAAna laka thikrak

And have We not raised high your fame?

فَإِنَّ مَعَ ٱلْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا

Fa-inna maAAa alAAusri yusra

Verily, along with every hardship is relief,

إِنَّ مَعَ ٱلْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا

Inna maAAa alAAusri yusra

Verily, along with every hardship is relief (i.e. there is one hardship with two reliefs, so one hardship cannot overcome two reliefs).

فَإِذَا فَرَغْتَ فَٱنصَبْ

Fa-itha faraghta fansab

So when you have finished (your occupation), devote yourself for Allâh’s worship.

وَإِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ فَٱرْغَب

Wa-ila rabbika farghab

And to your Lord (Alone) turn (all your) intentions and hopes.