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Surah 94 · 8 ayat
Ash-Sharh
The Consolation
الشرح
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
أَلَمْ نَشْرَحْ لَكَ صَدْرَكَ
MeaningHave We not caused thy bosom to dilate,
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وَوَضَعْنَا عَنكَ وِزْرَكَ
MeaningAnd eased thee of the burden
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ٱلَّذِىٓ أَنقَضَ ظَهْرَكَ
MeaningWhich weighed down thy back;
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وَرَفَعْنَا لَكَ ذِكْرَكَ
MeaningAnd exalted thy fame?
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فَإِنَّ مَعَ ٱلْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا
MeaningBut lo! with hardship goeth ease,
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إِنَّ مَعَ ٱلْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا
MeaningLo! with hardship goeth ease;
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فَإِذَا فَرَغْتَ فَٱنصَبْ
MeaningSo when thou art relieved, still toil
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وَإِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ فَٱرْغَب
MeaningAnd strive to please thy Lord.
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Arabic source: Tanzil Quran Text 1.1. Verbatim Uthmani source text, used under CC BY 3.0. Check Tanzil for source updates.
Default English meaning: Marmaduke Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran (1930). The translation is presented separately from the Qur’an Arabic.
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