Comfort (Al-Sharh)
Verses 1-8 GROUP_1578 94.1-8
1
أَلَمْ نَشْرَحْ لَكَ صَدْرَكَ
Have We not lifted up your heart,
2
وَوَضَعْنَا عَنكَ وِزْرَكَ
and removed your burden
3
الَّذِي أَنقَضَ ظَهْرَكَ
that weighed so heavily on your back, and
4
وَرَفَعْنَا لَكَ ذِكْرَكَ
have We not given you high renown?
5
فَإِنَّ مَعَ الْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا
So, surely with every hardship there is ease;
6
إِنَّ مَعَ الْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا
surely, with every hardship there is ease.
7
فَإِذَا فَرَغْتَ فَانصَبْ
So, when you are free, strive hard,
8
وَإِلَى رَبِّكَ فَارْغَبْ
and to your Lord turn [all] your attention.
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Commentary
(a) The Prophet Muhammad went tirelessly in the quest of knowledge about reality and Truth. God blessed him with this knowledge, which opened his heart to the deep realisation of Truth (ma‘rifah). Then he started preaching the oneness of God in Makkah, where he had to face stiff opposition, but it was thanks to this opposition, that he became known throughout the country. This is God’s law in the present world. Hence, a man has to face difficult conditions (‘usr) in the beginning, but if he perseveres with patience, this ‘usr or hardship becomes a stepping stone to new and easy circumstances (yusr). Therefore, a man should always look towards God and continue to struggle according to his capacity.