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Surah Ash-Sharh - Word by Word

(The Relief)

bismillaahirrahmaanirrahiim
1

اَلَمْ نَشْرَحْ لَكَ صَدْرَكَۙ ١

alam
أَلَمْ
Have not
nashraḥ
نَشْرَحْ
We expanded
laka
لَكَ
for you
ṣadraka
صَدْرَكَ
your breast?
Did We not expand for you, [O Muhammad], your breast? (QS. [94] Ash-Sharh: 1)
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2

وَوَضَعْنَا عَنْكَ وِزْرَكَۙ ٢

wawaḍaʿnā
وَوَضَعْنَا
And We removed
ʿanka
عَنكَ
from you
wiz'raka
وِزْرَكَ
your burden
And We removed from you your burden (QS. [94] Ash-Sharh: 2)
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3

الَّذِيْٓ اَنْقَضَ ظَهْرَكَۙ ٣

alladhī
ٱلَّذِىٓ
Which
anqaḍa
أَنقَضَ
weighed upon
ẓahraka
ظَهْرَكَ
your back
Which had weighed upon your back . (QS. [94] Ash-Sharh: 3)
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4

وَرَفَعْنَا لَكَ ذِكْرَكَۗ ٤

warafaʿnā
وَرَفَعْنَا
And We raised high
laka
لَكَ
for you
dhik'raka
ذِكْرَكَ
your esteem
And raised high for you your repute. (QS. [94] Ash-Sharh: 4)
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5

فَاِنَّ مَعَ الْعُسْرِ يُسْرًاۙ ٥

fa-inna
فَإِنَّ
So indeed
maʿa
مَعَ
with
l-ʿus'ri
ٱلْعُسْرِ
the hardship
yus'ran
يُسْرًا
(is) ease
For indeed, with hardship [will be] ease [i.e., relief]. (QS. [94] Ash-Sharh: 5)
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6

اِنَّ مَعَ الْعُسْرِ يُسْرًاۗ ٦

inna
إِنَّ
Indeed
maʿa
مَعَ
with
l-ʿus'ri
ٱلْعُسْرِ
the hardship
yus'ran
يُسْرًا
(is) ease
Indeed, with hardship [will be] ease. (QS. [94] Ash-Sharh: 6)
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7

فَاِذَا فَرَغْتَ فَانْصَبْۙ ٧

fa-idhā
فَإِذَا
So when
faraghta
فَرَغْتَ
you are free
fa-inṣab
فَٱنصَبْ
then stand up
So when you have finished [your duties], then stand up [for worship]. (QS. [94] Ash-Sharh: 7)
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8

وَاِلٰى رَبِّكَ فَارْغَبْ ࣖ ٨

wa-ilā
وَإِلَىٰ
And to
rabbika
رَبِّكَ
your Lord
fa-ir'ghab
فَٱرْغَب
turn your attention
And to your Lord direct [your] longing. (QS. [94] Ash-Sharh: 8)
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