The Consolation

Ash-Sharh

سورة الشرح

8 verses · Meccan

ayah 1

أَلَمْ نَشْرَحْ لَكَ صَدْرَكَ

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

ayah 2

وَوَضَعْنَا عَنكَ وِزْرَكَ

relieved you of the burden

ayah 3

ٱلَّذِىٓ أَنقَضَ ظَهْرَكَ

which weighed so heavily on your back

ayah 4

وَرَفَعْنَا لَكَ ذِكْرَكَ

and elevated your renown for you?

ayah 5

فَإِنَّ مَعَ ٱلْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا

So, surely with hardship comes ease.

ayah 6

إِنَّ مَعَ ٱلْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا

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

ayah 7

فَإِذَا فَرَغْتَ فَٱنصَبْ

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

ayah 8

وَإِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ فَٱرْغَب

turning to your Lord ˹alone˺ with hope.