Surah Ash-Sharh

1. سُورَةُ الشرح

The surah reminds the Prophet of Allah's help and repeats that hardship is accompanied by ease.

It is a Makki surah with 8 ayahs.

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

• بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

2. أَلَمْ نَشْرَحْ لَكَ صَدْرَكَ ﴿١﴾

Did We not expand for you, [O Muḥammad], your breast?

• أَلَمْ نَشْرَحْ لَكَ صَدْرَكَ ﴿١﴾

3. وَوَضَعْنَا عَنكَ وِزْرَكَ ﴿٢﴾

And We removed from you your burden

• وَوَضَعْنَا عَنكَ وِزْرَكَ ﴿٢﴾

4. ٱلَّذِىٓ أَنقَضَ ظَهْرَكَ ﴿٣﴾

Which had weighed upon your back

• ٱلَّذِىٓ أَنقَضَ ظَهْرَكَ ﴿٣﴾

5. وَرَفَعْنَا لَكَ ذِكْرَكَ ﴿٤﴾

And raised high for you your repute.

• وَرَفَعْنَا لَكَ ذِكْرَكَ ﴿٤﴾

6. فَإِنَّ مَعَ ٱلْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا ﴿٥﴾

For indeed, with hardship [will be] ease [i.e., relief].

• فَإِنَّ مَعَ ٱلْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا ﴿٥﴾

7. إِنَّ مَعَ ٱلْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا ﴿٦﴾

Indeed, with hardship [will be] ease.

• إِنَّ مَعَ ٱلْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا ﴿٦﴾

8. فَإِذَا فَرَغْتَ فَٱنصَبْ ﴿٧﴾

So when you have finished [your duties], then stand up [for worship].

• فَإِذَا فَرَغْتَ فَٱنصَبْ ﴿٧﴾

9. وَإِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ فَٱرْغَب ﴿٨﴾

And to your Lord direct [your] longing.

• وَإِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ فَٱرْغَب ﴿٨﴾

10. Summary

The surah reminds the Prophet of Allah's help and repeats that hardship is accompanied by ease.