Meccan, consisting of 8 verses.

Did We not expand (an interrogative meant as an affirmative, in other words, ‘We did [indeed] expand’) your breast for you, O Muhammad (s), by means of prophethood and otherwise,

and relieve you of your burden,

that which weighed down your back? — this is similar to where God says: that God may forgive you what is past of your sin [Q. 48:2].

Did We not exalt your mention? For you are mentioned where I [God] am mentioned in the call announcing [the time for] prayer (adhān), in the [second] call to perform the prayer (iqāma), in the witnessing [‘there is no god but God, Muhammad is His Messenger’] (tashahhud), in the Friday sermon and in other instances.

For truly with hardship comes ease.

Truly with hardship comes ease: the Prophet (s) suffered much hardship at the hands of the disbelievers, but then he enjoyed ease when he was assisted to victory [by God] over them.

So when you are finished, from [performing] prayer, toil, exert yourself in supplication [to God],

and seek, devote yourself humbly to, your Lord.