أَلَمْ نَشْرَحْ لَكَ صَدْرَكَ ١
Verily, Allah has opened up your heart for you and made receiving revelation beloved to you.
Tafsir of Surah Ash-Sharh
تفسير سورة الشرح
The explanation (tafsir) of Surah Ash-Sharh, verse by verse, according to Al-Mukhtasar.
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
وَوَضَعْنَا عَنكَ وِزْرَكَ ٢
And I have removed sin from you.
ٱلَّذِىٓ أَنقَضَ ظَهْرَكَ ٣
That which was burdening you to the extent that it almost broke your back.
وَرَفَعْنَا لَكَ ذِكْرَكَ ٤
And I elevated for you your mention, so you are now remembered in the call to prayer, and the call preceding the prayer, and at other times.
فَإِنَّ مَعَ ٱلْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا ٥
Indeed, with difficulty and constraint, comes ease and options.
إِنَّ مَعَ ٱلْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا ٦
Indeed, with difficulty and constraint, comes ease and options; when you know that well, the troubling of your people will not terrify you and will not stop you from calling towards Allah.
فَإِذَا فَرَغْتَ فَٱنصَبْ ٧
So when you finish your work and complete it, strive in the worship of your Lord.
وَإِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ فَٱرْغَب ٨
And divert your passion and resolve towards Allah alone.