Ash-Sharh

Basmala, before verse 1: بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

1. Verse 1:

   أَلَمْ نَشْرَحْ لَكَ صَدْرَكَ1

   Did We not expand for you, [O Muḥammad], your breast?^{note 1944}

   Notes, Verse 1

   [1944] i.e., enlighten, assure and gladden your heart with guidance.

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2. Verse 2:

   وَوَضَعْنَا عَنكَ وِزْرَكَ2

   And We removed from you your burden^{note 1945}

   Notes, Verse 2

   [1945] 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.

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3. Verse 3:

   ٱلَّذِىٓ أَنقَضَ ظَهْرَكَ3

   Which had weighed upon your back

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4. Verse 4:

   وَرَفَعْنَا لَكَ ذِكْرَكَ4

   And raised high for you your repute.

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5. Verse 5:

   فَإِنَّ مَعَ ٱلْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا5

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

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6. Verse 6:

   إِنَّ مَعَ ٱلْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا6

   Indeed, with hardship [will be] ease.

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7. Verse 7:

   فَإِذَا فَرَغْتَ فَٱنصَبْ7

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

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8. Verse 8:

   وَإِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ فَٱرْغَب8

   And to your Lord direct [your] longing.

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