Al-Insyirah
The Relief
Surah 94 · Meccan · 8 ayahs
بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
أَلَمۡ نَشۡرَحۡ لَكَ صَدۡرَكَ ١
Alam nashraḥ laka ṣadrak.
Did We not expand for you, [O Muḥammad], your breast?1
Footnotes (1)
- i.e., enlighten, assure and gladden your heart with guidance.
وَوَضَعۡنَا عَنكَ وِزۡرَكَ ٢
Wa waḍaʿnā ʿanka wizrak.
And We removed from you your burden1
Footnotes (1)
- By forgiving any errors which you may have committed previously or might commit consequently. "Burden" can also refer to the anxiety experienced by the Prophet (ﷺ) at the beginning of his mission.
ٱلَّذِيٓ أَنقَضَ ظَهۡرَكَ ٣
Al-ladhī anqaḍa ẓahrak.
Which had weighed upon your back
وَرَفَعۡنَا لَكَ ذِكۡرَكَ ٤
Wa rafaʿnā laka dhikrak.
And raised high for you your repute.
فَإِنَّ مَعَ ٱلۡعُسۡرِ يُسۡرًا ٥
Fa inna maʿal-ʿusri yusrā.
For indeed, with hardship [will be] ease [i.e., relief].
إِنَّ مَعَ ٱلۡعُسۡرِ يُسۡرٗا ٦
Inna maʿal-ʿusri yusrā.
Indeed, with hardship [will be] ease.
فَإِذَا فَرَغۡتَ فَٱنصَبۡ ٧
Fa idhā faraghta fanṣab.
So when you have finished [your duties], then stand up [for worship].
وَإِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ فَٱرۡغَب ٨
Wa ilā rabbika farghab.
And to your Lord direct [your] longing.