Surah Ash-Sharh

The Relief

Surah 94 8 ayat Revealed in Mecca

Revealed to comfort the Prophet ص — and every burdened heart since: truly, with hardship comes ease. Twice.

Featured in the app’s pause: 94:7, 94:8.

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

أَلَمۡ نَشۡرَحۡ لَكَ صَدۡرَكَ

Have We not reassured your heart for you [O Prophet][1],

ASH-SHARH · 94:1

وَوَضَعۡنَا عَنكَ وِزۡرَكَ

and relieved you of your burden[2]

ASH-SHARH · 94:2

ٱلَّذِيٓ أَنقَضَ ظَهۡرَكَ

that weighed down your back,

ASH-SHARH · 94:3

وَرَفَعۡنَا لَكَ ذِكۡرَكَ

and raised high your fame for you[3]?

ASH-SHARH · 94:4

فَإِنَّ مَعَ ٱلۡعُسۡرِ يُسۡرًا

For indeed, with hardship comes ease[4],

ASH-SHARH · 94:5

إِنَّ مَعَ ٱلۡعُسۡرِ يُسۡرٗا

indeed, with hardship comes ease.

ASH-SHARH · 94:6

فَإِذَا فَرَغۡتَ فَٱنصَبۡ

So whenever you are free[5], strive in worship,

ASH-SHARH · 94:7 FEATURED IN DEENSCREEN

WHY IT GIVES YOU PAUSEWhen you are free, then strive. Empty moments are not for filling — they are for directing.

وَإِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ فَٱرۡغَب

and turn to your Lord in devotion.

ASH-SHARH · 94:8 FEATURED IN DEENSCREEN

WHY IT GIVES YOU PAUSEAnd to your Lord direct your longing. The reaching that just happened toward the phone — the ayah redirects it.