Surah Ash-Sharh (The Relief)
Meccan · 8 ayahs · Arabic with the Pickthall English translation.
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Verses
أَلَمۡ نَشۡرَحۡ لَكَ صَدۡرَكَ
Have We not caused thy bosom to dilate
94:1وَوَضَعۡنَا عَنكَ وِزۡرَكَ
And eased thee of the burden
94:2ٱلَّذِيٓ أَنقَضَ ظَهۡرَكَ
Which weighed down thy back
94:3وَرَفَعۡنَا لَكَ ذِكۡرَكَ
And exalted thy fame
94:4فَإِنَّ مَعَ ٱلۡعُسۡرِ يُسۡرًا
But lo! with hardship goeth ease
94:5إِنَّ مَعَ ٱلۡعُسۡرِ يُسۡرٗا
Lo! with hardship goeth ease
94:6فَإِذَا فَرَغۡتَ فَٱنصَبۡ
So when thou art relieved, still toil
94:7وَإِلَىٰ 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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