Ash-Sharh

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

1. 1

   أَلَمْ نَشْرَحْ لَكَ صَدْرَكَ

   Alam nashrah laka sadrak

   Have We not opened your breast for you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم)?

2. 2

   وَوَضَعْنَا عَنكَ وِزْرَكَ

   Wa wa d'ana 'anka wizrak

   And removed from you your burden.

3. 3

   ٱلَّذِىٓ أَنقَضَ ظَهْرَكَ

   Allazee anqada zahrak

   Which weighed down your back?

4. 4

   وَرَفَعْنَا لَكَ ذِكْرَكَ

   Wa raf 'ana laka zikrak

   And have We not raised high your fame?

5. 5

   فَإِنَّ مَعَ ٱلْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا

   Fa inna ma'al usri yusra

   Verily, along with every hardship is relief,

6. 6

   إِنَّ مَعَ ٱلْعُسْرِ يُسْرًۭا

   Inna ma'al 'usri yusra

   Verily, along with every hardship is relief (i.e. there is one hardship with two reliefs, so one hardship cannot overcome two reliefs).

7. 7

   فَإِذَا فَرَغْتَ فَٱنصَبْ

   Fa iza faragh ta fansab

   So when you have finished (your occupation), devote yourself for Allâh’s worship.

8. 8

   وَإِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ فَٱرْغَب

   Wa ilaa rabbika far ghab

   And to your Lord (Alone) turn (all your) intentions and hopes.