Surah Ash-Sharh — Arabic, meaning & audio

AYAH 1

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ أَلَمْ نَشْرَحْ لَكَ صَدْرَكَ

Have We not caused thy bosom to dilate

AYAH 2

وَوَضَعْنَا عَنكَ وِزْرَكَ

And eased thee of the burden

AYAH 3

ٱلَّذِىٓ أَنقَضَ ظَهْرَكَ

Which weighed down thy back

AYAH 4

وَرَفَعْنَا لَكَ ذِكْرَكَ

And exalted thy fame

AYAH 5

فَإِنَّ مَعَ ٱلْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا

But lo! with hardship goeth ease

AYAH 6

إِنَّ مَعَ ٱلْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا

Lo! with hardship goeth ease

AYAH 7

فَإِذَا فَرَغْتَ فَٱنصَبْ

So when thou art relieved, still toil

AYAH 8

وَإِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ فَٱرْغَب

And strive to please thy Lord