سُورَةُ الشَّرۡحِ
Surah Ash-Sharh (The Relief) – Arabic, Translation & Audio
Surah Ash-Sharh is the 94th surah (chapter) of the Quran. Its name means “The Relief”. It has 8 ayahs (verses), is a Meccan surah (revealed in Makkah) and is found in Juz 30 of the Quran. Below you can read the full Arabic text with English translation and transliteration, and listen to each ayah.
| Surah number | 94 of 114 |
|---|---|
| Arabic name | الشرح |
| English meaning | The Relief |
| Number of ayahs | 8 |
| Revelation | Meccan (Makkah) |
| Order of revelation | 12 (traditional chronology) |
| Juz (part) | 30 |
| Mushaf pages | 596 (604-page Madinah mushaf) |
| Verses of prostration | None |
| Begins with Bismillah | Yes – recited before ayah 1 (not numbered) |
About Surah Ash-Sharh
Ash-Sharh, "The Relief" (also called Al-Inshirah), reminds the Prophet ﷺ that Allah expanded his chest, removed his burden and raised his mention. Its central promise is stated twice: "For indeed, with hardship will be ease. Indeed, with hardship will be ease" (94:5–6). It ends by telling him that when he is free from one task he should stand up for worship, and to direct his longing to his Lord.
Read Surah Ash-Sharh in Arabic with English translation
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
Bismillaahir Rahmaanir Raheem
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
أَلَمْ نَشْرَحْ لَكَ صَدْرَكَ ﴿١﴾
Alam nashrah laka sadrak
Have We not caused thy bosom to dilate,
وَوَضَعْنَا عَنكَ وِزْرَكَ ﴿٢﴾
Wa wa d'ana 'anka wizrak
And eased thee of the burden
ٱلَّذِىٓ أَنقَضَ ظَهْرَكَ ﴿٣﴾
Allazee anqada zahrak
Which weighed down thy back;
وَرَفَعْنَا لَكَ ذِكْرَكَ ﴿٤﴾
Wa raf 'ana laka zikrak
And exalted thy fame?
فَإِنَّ مَعَ ٱلْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا ﴿٥﴾
Fa inna ma'al usri yusra
But lo! with hardship goeth ease,
إِنَّ مَعَ ٱلْعُسْرِ يُسْرًۭا ﴿٦﴾
Inna ma'al 'usri yusra
Lo! with hardship goeth ease;
فَإِذَا فَرَغْتَ فَٱنصَبْ ﴿٧﴾
Fa iza faragh ta fansab
So when thou art relieved, still toil
وَإِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ فَٱرْغَب ﴿٨﴾
Wa ilaa rabbika far ghab
And strive to please thy Lord.
Arabic text: Uthmani script (Tanzil). English translation: Marmaduke Pickthall (1930, public domain). Transliteration: English transliteration from the Al Quran Cloud API, in a simple English spelling (it writes the Arabic letter dhal as “z”, while the duas on this site write it as “dh”). Audio: Mishary Rashid Alafasy. A translation conveys the meaning of the Quran; it is not the Quran itself.
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