Surah Ash-Sharh (الشرح) is a Meccan surah of the Quran with 8 verses. Read, listen and memorize this surah with our interactive tools.
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أَلَمْ نَشْرَحْ لَكَ صَدْرَكَ ﴿١﴾
Did We not expand for you, [O Muhammad], your breast?
وَوَضَعْنَا عَنكَ وِزْرَكَ ﴿٢﴾
And We removed from you your burden
ٱلَّذِىٓ أَنقَضَ ظَهْرَكَ ﴿٣﴾
Which had weighed upon your back
وَرَفَعْنَا لَكَ ذِكْرَكَ ﴿٤﴾
And raised high for you your repute.
فَإِنَّ مَعَ ٱلْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا ﴿٥﴾
For indeed, with hardship [will be] ease.
إِنَّ مَعَ ٱلْعُسْرِ يُسْرًۭا ﴿٦﴾
Indeed, with hardship [will be] ease.
فَإِذَا فَرَغْتَ فَٱنصَبْ ﴿٧﴾
So when you have finished [your duties], then stand up [for worship].
وَإِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ فَٱرْغَب ﴿٨﴾
And to your Lord direct [your] longing.