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Surah 94

The Relief

الشرح

Ash-Sharh

Meccan8 Verses
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Verse 1

أَلَمْ نَشْرَحْ لَكَ صَدْرَكَ

Transliteration

Alam nashrah laka sadrak

Translation

Have We not uplifted your heart for you ˹O Prophet˺,

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Verse 2

وَوَضَعْنَا عَنكَ وِزْرَكَ

Transliteration

Wa wa d'ana 'anka wizrak

Translation

relieved you of the burden

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Verse 3

ٱلَّذِىٓ أَنقَضَ ظَهْرَكَ

Transliteration

Allazee anqada zahrak

Translation

which weighed so heavily on your back,

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Verse 4

وَرَفَعْنَا لَكَ ذِكْرَكَ

Transliteration

Wa raf 'ana laka zikrak

Translation

and elevated your renown for you?

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Verse 5

فَإِنَّ مَعَ ٱلْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا

Transliteration

Fa inna ma'al usri yusra

Translation

So, surely with hardship comes ease.

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Verse 6

إِنَّ مَعَ ٱلْعُسْرِ يُسْرًۭا

Transliteration

Inna ma'al 'usri yusra

Translation

Surely with ˹that˺ hardship comes ˹more˺ ease.

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Verse 7

فَإِذَا فَرَغْتَ فَٱنصَبْ

Transliteration

Fa iza faragh ta fansab

Translation

So once you have fulfilled ˹your duty˺, strive ˹in devotion˺,

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Verse 8

وَإِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ فَٱرْغَب

Transliteration

Wa ilaa rabbika far ghab

Translation

turning to your Lord ˹alone˺ with hope.