94. Sūrah ash-Sharḥ (The Consolation) – The Noble Qur’an

94:1

أَلَمۡ نَشۡرَحۡ لَكَ صَدۡرَكَ

Have We not opened your breast for you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم)?

94:2

وَوَضَعۡنَا عَنكَ وِزۡرَكَ

And removed from you your burden.

94:3

ٱلَّذِيٓ أَنقَضَ ظَهۡرَكَ

Which weighed down your back?

94:4

وَرَفَعۡنَا لَكَ ذِكۡرَكَ

And have We not raised high your fame?

94:5

فَإِنَّ مَعَ ٱلۡعُسۡرِ يُسۡرًا

Verily, along with every hardship is relief,

94:6

إِنَّ مَعَ ٱلۡعُسۡرِ يُسۡرٗا

Verily, along with every hardship is relief (i.e. there is one hardship with two reliefs, so one hardship cannot overcome two reliefs).

94:7

فَإِذَا فَرَغۡتَ فَٱنصَبۡ

So when you have finished (your occupation), devote yourself for Allâh’s worship.

94:8

وَإِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ فَٱرۡغَب

And to your Lord (Alone) turn (all your) intentions and hopes.