Surat Ash-Sharĥ - سورة الشرح

أَلَمْ نَشْرَحْ لَكَ صَدْرَكَ

Muhsin Khan: Have We not opened your breast for you (O Muhammad (Peace be upon him))?

وَوَضَعْنَا عَنكَ وِزْرَكَ

Muhsin Khan: And removed from you your burden,

الَّذِي أَنقَضَ ظَهْرَكَ

Muhsin Khan: Which weighed down your back?

وَرَفَعْنَا لَكَ ذِكْرَكَ

Muhsin Khan: And raised high your fame?

فَإِنَّ مَعَ الْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا

Muhsin Khan: So verily, with the hardship, there is relief,

إِنَّ مَعَ الْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا

Muhsin Khan: Verily, with the hardship, there is relief (i.e. there is one hardship with two reliefs, so one hardship cannot overcome two reliefs).

فَإِذَا فَرَغْتَ فَانصَبْ

Muhsin Khan: So when you have finished (from your occupation), then stand up for Allah's worship (i.e. stand up for prayer).

وَإِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ فَارْغَب

Muhsin Khan: And to your Lord (Alone) turn (all your intentions and hopes and) your invocations.