Surah Ash-Sharh (الشرح)
Surah Ash-Sharh — “The Relief” — is the 94th surah (chapter) of the Holy Qur'an. It has 8 verses (ayat), was revealed in Makkah, and is found in Juz 30 (pages 596–596 of the standard Madani mushaf). It is also searched for as Surah Inshirah or Surah Alam Nashrah.
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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
أَلَمْ نَشْرَحْ لَكَ صَدْرَكَ ﴿1﴾
1. Did We not expand for you, [O Muhammad], your breast?
وَوَضَعْنَا عَنكَ وِزْرَكَ ﴿2﴾
2. And We removed from you your burden
ٱلَّذِىٓ أَنقَضَ ظَهْرَكَ ﴿3﴾
3. Which had weighed upon your back
وَرَفَعْنَا لَكَ ذِكْرَكَ ﴿4﴾
4. And raised high for you your repute.
فَإِنَّ مَعَ ٱلْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا ﴿5﴾
5. For indeed, with hardship [will be] ease.
إِنَّ مَعَ ٱلْعُسْرِ يُسْرًۭا ﴿6﴾
6. Indeed, with hardship [will be] ease.
فَإِذَا فَرَغْتَ فَٱنصَبْ ﴿7﴾
7. So when you have finished [your duties], then stand up [for worship].
وَإِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ فَٱرْغَب ﴿8﴾
8. And to your Lord direct [your] longing.
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Arabic text: Tanzil Project (Uthmani script). Translation: Saheeh International. Recitation: Mishary Rashid Alafasy.
