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Surah Ash-Sharh (The Relief)

Meccan · 8 ayahs · Arabic with the Pickthall English translation.

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Verses

  1. أَلَمۡ نَشۡرَحۡ لَكَ صَدۡرَكَ

    Have We not caused thy bosom to dilate

    94:1
  2. وَوَضَعۡنَا عَنكَ وِزۡرَكَ

    And eased thee of the burden

    94:2
  3. ٱلَّذِيٓ أَنقَضَ ظَهۡرَكَ

    Which weighed down thy back

    94:3
  4. وَرَفَعۡنَا لَكَ ذِكۡرَكَ

    And exalted thy fame

    94:4
  5. فَإِنَّ مَعَ ٱلۡعُسۡرِ يُسۡرًا

    But lo! with hardship goeth ease

    94:5
  6. إِنَّ مَعَ ٱلۡعُسۡرِ يُسۡرٗا

    Lo! with hardship goeth ease

    94:6
  7. فَإِذَا فَرَغۡتَ فَٱنصَبۡ

    So when thou art relieved, still toil

    94:7
  8. وَإِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ فَٱرۡغَب

    And strive to please thy Lord

    94:8

Arabic text: Tanzil Uthmani (public domain). English translation: Marmaduke Pickthall, “The Meaning of the Glorious Koran” (1930) — public domain.

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