Ash-Sharh

أَلَمۡalamHave notنَشۡرَحۡnashraḥWe expandedلَكَlakafor youصَدۡرَكَṣadrakayour breast

alam nashraḥ laka ṣadraka

Have We not uplifted your heart for you ˹O Prophet˺,

وَوَضَعۡنَاwawaḍaʿnāAnd We removedعَنكَʿankafrom youوِزۡرَكَwiz'rakayour burden

wawaḍaʿnā ʿanka wiz'raka

relieved you of the burden

ٱلَّذِيٓalladhīWhichأَنقَضَanqaḍaweighed uponظَهۡرَكَẓahrakayour back

alladhī anqaḍa ẓahraka

which weighed so heavily on your back,

وَرَفَعۡنَاwarafaʿnāAnd We raised highلَكَlakafor youذِكۡرَكَdhik'rakayour reputation

warafaʿnā laka dhik'raka

and elevated your renown for you?

فَإِنَّfa-innaSo indeedمَعَmaʿawithٱلۡعُسۡرِl-ʿus'rithe hardshipيُسۡرًاyus'ran(is) ease

fa-inna maʿa l-ʿus'ri yus'ran

So, surely with hardship comes ease.

إِنَّinnaIndeedمَعَmaʿawithٱلۡعُسۡرِl-ʿus'rithe hardshipيُسۡرٗاyus'ran(is) ease

inna maʿa l-ʿus'ri yus'ran

Surely with ˹that˺ hardship comes ˹more˺ ease.

فَإِذَاfa-idhāSo whenفَرَغۡتَfaraghtayou have finishedفَٱنصَبۡfa-inṣabthen labor hard

fa-idhā faraghta fa-inṣab

So once you have fulfilled ˹your duty˺, strive ˹in devotion˺,

وَإِلَىٰwa-ilāAnd toرَبِّكَrabbikayour Lordفَٱرۡغَبfa-ir'ghabturn your attention

wa-ilā rabbika fa-ir'ghab

turning to your Lord ˹alone˺ with hope.