Chapter 94

The ConsolationAsh-Sharh (الشرح)

8 verses • revealed at Meccan

1 أَلَمْ نَشْرَحْ لَكَ صَدْرَكَ
Have We not expanded thee thy breast?-
2 وَوَضَعْنَا عَنكَ وِزْرَكَ
And removed from thee thy burden
3 ٱلَّذِىٓ أَنقَضَ ظَهْرَكَ
The which did gall thy back?-
4 وَرَفَعْنَا لَكَ ذِكْرَكَ
And raised high the esteem (in which) thou (art held)?
5 فَإِنَّ مَعَ ٱلْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا
So, verily, with every difficulty, there is relief:
6 إِنَّ مَعَ ٱلْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا
Verily, with every difficulty there is relief.
7 فَإِذَا فَرَغْتَ فَٱنصَبْ
Therefore, when thou art free (from thine immediate task), still labour hard,
8 وَإِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ فَٱرْغَب
And to thy Lord turn (all) thy attention.