Surah Inshirah, Chapter 94
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
Verses 1 – 8
أَلَمْ نَشْرَحْ لَكَ صَدْرَكَ {1}
1. Did We not expand your chest.1
وَوَضَعْنَا عَنْكَ وِزْرَكَ {2}
2. And lightened your burden (of guidance amidst their belief).
الَّذِي أَنْقَضَ ظَهْرَكَ {3}
3. Whereby you were feeling very heavy as though knocking your back.
وَرَفَعْنَا لَكَ ذِكْرَكَ {4}
4. And raised your name for your sake (in prayers along with Mine).
فَإِنَّ مَعَ الْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا {5}
5. With pains verily are gains.
إِنَّ مَعَ الْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا {6}
6. And certainly every pain in the world carries many gains (in the world and eternity).
فَإِذَا فَرَغْتَ فَانْصَبْ {7}
7. So when you have done your duty (of transmission of Divine Message) you appoint (Ali in your place).
وَإِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ فَارْغَبْ {8}
8. And you be busy in glorifying your Providence.
Moral
This Surah with the preceding Surah is considered as one.
- 1. With help of Ali as your successor and conquest of Mecca.