الشرح
Ash-Sharh
The Expansion
بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
Bismillah hir rahman nir raheem
In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful
(١) أَلَمۡ نَشۡرَحۡ لَكَ صَدۡرَكَ
Alam nashrah laka sadrak
(1) Did We not expand for you, [O Muhammad], your breast?
(٢) وَوَضَعۡنَا عَنكَ وِزۡرَكَ
Wa wa d’ana ‘anka wizrak
(2) And We removed from you your burden
(٣) ٱلَّذِيٓ أَنقَضَ ظَهۡرَكَ
Allazee anqada zahrak
(3) Which had weighed upon your back
(٤) وَرَفَعۡنَا لَكَ ذِكۡرَكَ
Wa raf ‘ana laka zikrak
(4) And raised high for you your repute.
(٥) فَإِنَّ مَعَ ٱلۡعُسۡرِ يُسۡرًا
Fa inna ma’al usri yusra
(5) For indeed, with hardship [will be] ease.
(٦) إِنَّ مَعَ ٱلۡعُسۡرِ يُسۡرٗا
Inna ma’al ‘usri yusra
(6) Indeed, with hardship [will be] ease.
(٧) فَإِذَا فَرَغۡتَ فَٱنصَبۡ
Fa iza faragh ta fansab
(7) So when you have finished [your duties], then stand up [for worship].
(٨) وَإِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ فَٱرۡغَب
Wa ilaa rabbika far ghab
(8) And to your Lord direct [your] longing.