AL INSHARAH ( THE WIDENING )
(Revealed at Mecca – contains 8 verses – 1 section)
Allah – beginning with the name of – the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
| AYAT | TRANSLATION |
|---|---|
| 1 | أَلَمْ نَشْرَحْ لَكَ صَدْرَكَ |
| Did We not widen your bosom? | |
| 2 | وَوَضَعْنَا عَنكَ وِزْرَكَ |
| And relieve you of the burden – | |
| 3 | الَّذِي أَنقَضَ ظَهْرَكَ |
| Which had broken your back? | |
| 4 | وَرَفَعْنَا لَكَ ذِكْرَكَ |
| And We have exalted your remembrance for you. | |
| 5 | فَإِنَّ مَعَ الْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا |
| So indeed with hardship is ease. | |
| 6 | إِنَّ مَعَ الْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا |
| Indeed with hardship is ease. | |
| 7 | فَإِذَا فَرَغْتَ فَانصَبْ |
| So when you finish the prayer, strive in supplication. | |
| 8 | وَإِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ فَارْغَب |
| And incline towards your Lord. | |