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SURAH AL-INSHIRAH (THE EXPANSION)
This surah has 8 verses and it is ‘Makki’. The Holy Prophet (S) said that Allah (s.w.t) grants good fortune and Yaqeen (certitude) in religion, to the person who recites this surah.
Recitation of this surah is also good for relieving chest pains. Drinking water in which this surah has been dissolved is a cure for problems like urination and heart ailments.
بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
اَلَمْ نَشْرَحْ لَكَ صَدْرَكَۙ(1)
(1) Have We not expanded for you your breast,
وَوَضَعْنَا عَنْكَ وِزْرَكَۙ(2)
(2) And taken off from you your burden,
الَّذِىْۤ اَنْقَضَ ظَهْرَكَۙ(3)
(3) Which pressed heavily upon your back,
وَرَفَعْنَا لَكَ ذِكْرَكَؕ(4)
(4) And exalted for you your esteem?
فَاِنَّ مَعَ الْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا ۙ(5)
(5) Surely with difficulty is ease.
اِنَّ مَعَ الْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا ؕ(6)
(6) With difficulty is surely ease.
فَاِذَا فَرَغْتَ فَانْصَبْۙ(7)
(7) So when you are free, nominate.
وَاِلٰى رَبِّكَ فَارْغَب(8)
(8) And make your Lord your exclusive object.