The 8 verses of Ash-Sharh
- Surah
- 94
- Verses
- 8
- Revealed in
- Makkah
- Meaning
- The Opening Up
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1
أَلَمْ نَشْرَحْ لَكَ صَدْرَكَ
alam nashraḥ laka ṣadraka
Did We not expand for you, [O Muḥammad], your breast?
Word by word
- أَلَمْalamHave not
- نَشْرَحْnashraḥWe expanded
- لَكَlakafor you
- صَدْرَكَṣadrakayour breast
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2
وَوَضَعْنَا عَنكَ وِزْرَكَ
wawaḍaʿnā ʿanka wiz'raka
And We removed from you your burden
Word by word
- وَوَضَعْنَاwawaḍaʿnāAnd We removed
- عَنكَʿankafrom you
- وِزْرَكَwiz'rakayour burden
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3
ٱلَّذِىٓ أَنقَضَ ظَهْرَكَ
alladhī anqaḍa ẓahraka
Which had weighed upon your back
Word by word
- ٱلَّذِىٓalladhīWhich
- أَنقَضَanqaḍaweighed upon
- ظَهْرَكَẓahrakayour back
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4
وَرَفَعْنَا لَكَ ذِكْرَكَ
warafaʿnā laka dhik'raka
And raised high for you your repute.
Word by word
- وَرَفَعْنَاwarafaʿnāAnd We raised high
- لَكَlakafor you
- ذِكْرَكَdhik'rakayour reputation
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5
فَإِنَّ مَعَ ٱلْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا
fa-inna maʿa l-ʿus'ri yus'ran
For indeed, with hardship [will be] ease [i.e., relief].
Word by word
- فَإِنَّfa-innaSo indeed
- مَعَmaʿawith
- ٱلْعُسْرِl-ʿus'rithe hardship
- يُسْرًاyus'ran(is) ease
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6
إِنَّ مَعَ ٱلْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا
inna maʿa l-ʿus'ri yus'ran
Indeed, with hardship [will be] ease.
Word by word
- إِنَّinnaIndeed
- مَعَmaʿawith
- ٱلْعُسْرِl-ʿus'rithe hardship
- يُسْرًۭاyus'ran(is) ease
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7
فَإِذَا فَرَغْتَ فَٱنصَبْ
fa-idhā faraghta fa-inṣab
So when you have finished [your duties], then stand up [for worship].
Word by word
- فَإِذَاfa-idhāSo when
- فَرَغْتَfaraghtayou have finished
- فَٱنصَبْfa-inṣabthen labor hard
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8
وَإِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ فَٱرْغَب
wa-ilā rabbika fa-ir'ghab
And to your Lord direct [your] longing.
Word by word
- وَإِلَىٰwa-ilāAnd to
- رَبِّكَrabbikayour Lord
- فَٱرْغَبfa-ir'ghabturn your attention
Arabic text, transliteration and translation as they appear in the Quran for Kids app. English translation: Saheeh International.
What Ash-Sharh teaches
An open heart
Allah opened the Prophet's heart and lifted his burden (verses 1 to 3).
With hardship comes ease
Indeed, with hardship comes ease; indeed, with hardship comes ease (verses 5 and 6).
Turn to Allah
When you finish a task, stand up for worship, and turn to your Lord with longing (verses 7 and 8).
Learning Ash-Sharh with your child
A family motto
Make verses 5–6 a family saying for hard moments, like tough homework or a sad day.
Learn it in two days
Verses 1–4 on the first day, 5–8 on the second.
Draw it
Ask your child to draw a hard thing and the ease that came after it.
Learn Ash-Sharh word by word in the app
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- Tap a word to hear it and see its meaning
- Play the whole verse once every word has been heard
- Learned words and verses stay marked
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