Ash-Sharh - The Consolation
8 Ayat
Meccan
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
أَلَمْ نَشْرَحْ لَكَ صَدْرَكَ
Alam nashrah laka sadrak
Did We not expand for you, [O Muhammad], your breast?
وَوَضَعْنَا عَنكَ وِزْرَكَ
Wa wa d'ana 'anka wizrak
And We removed from you your burden
الَّذِي أَنقَضَ ظَهْرَكَ
Allazee anqada zahrak
Which had weighed upon your back
وَرَفَعْنَا لَكَ ذِكْرَكَ
Wa raf 'ana laka zikrak
And raised high for you your repute.
فَإِنَّ مَعَ الْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا
Fa inna ma'al usri yusra
For indeed, with hardship [will be] ease.
إِنَّ مَعَ الْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا
Inna ma'al 'usri yusra
Indeed, with hardship [will be] ease.
فَإِذَا فَرَغْتَ فَانصَبْ
Fa iza faragh ta fansab
So when you have finished [your duties], then stand up [for worship].
وَإِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ فَارْغَب
Wa ilaa rabbika far ghab
And to your Lord direct [your] longing.