Surah Ash-Sharh (The Relief)

Topics in Surah Ash-Sharh

Study guides that discuss verses of this surah, most connected first.

• Prophet Muhammad (4 verses)
• Security (Amn) (2 verses)
• Pessimism (Tasha'um) (2 verses)
• Piety (Taqwa) (2 verses)
• Civilization (Hadarah) (2 verses)
• The Night (Layl) (2 verses)
• Time (Waqt) (2 verses)
• Despair (Ya's) (2 verses)
• Prophet Joseph (Yusuf) (2 verses)
• Patience (Sabr) (2 verses)
• Elevation (Rif'ah) (1 verses)
• Encouragement (Targhib) (1 verses)
• Mountains (Jibal) (1 verses)
• Questioning (Su'al) (1 verses)
• Ease (Yusr) (1 verses)

Read Surah Ash-Sharh with English translation

1. 94:1

   بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ أَلَمْ نَشْرَحْ لَكَ صَدْرَكَ

   Did We not relieve your heart for you [Prophet],

2. 94:2

   وَوَضَعْنَا عَنكَ وِزْرَكَ

   and remove the burden

3. 94:3

   ٱلَّذِىٓ أَنقَضَ ظَهْرَكَ

   that weighed so heavily on your back,

4. 94:4

   وَرَفَعْنَا لَكَ ذِكْرَكَ

   and raise your reputation high?

5. 94:5

   فَإِنَّ مَعَ ٱلْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا

   So truly where there is hardship there is also ease;

6. 94:6

   إِنَّ مَعَ ٱلْعُسْرِ يُسْرًۭا

   truly where there is hardship there is also ease.

7. 94:7

   فَإِذَا فَرَغْتَ فَٱنصَبْ

   The moment you are freed [of one task] work on,

8. 94:8

   وَإِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ فَٱرْغَب

   and turn to your Lord for everything.

English translation: M.A.S. Abdel Haleem.