Surah Ash-Sharh (94): Arabic, Transliteration and English

Full text of Surah Ash-Sharh, verse by verse

Every verse is given in Arabic (Uthmani script), in transliteration and in English. To hear it recited, open our Quran audio page and choose this surah; the rules of recitation are explained on our tajweed page.

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.

أَلَمْ نَشْرَحْ لَكَ صَدْرَكَ ﴿١﴾

Alam nashrah laka sadrak

1 Did We not expand for you, [O Muhammad], your breast?

وَوَضَعْنَا عَنكَ وِزْرَكَ ﴿٢﴾

Wa wa d'ana 'anka wizrak

2 And We removed from you your burden

ٱلَّذِىٓ أَنقَضَ ظَهْرَكَ ﴿٣﴾

Allazee anqada zahrak

3 Which had weighed upon your back

وَرَفَعْنَا لَكَ ذِكْرَكَ ﴿٤﴾

Wa raf 'ana laka zikrak

4 And raised high for you your repute.

فَإِنَّ مَعَ ٱلْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا ﴿٥﴾

Fa inna ma'al usri yusra

5 For indeed, with hardship [will be] ease.

إِنَّ مَعَ ٱلْعُسْرِ يُسْرًۭا ﴿٦﴾

Inna ma'al 'usri yusra

6 Indeed, with hardship [will be] ease.

فَإِذَا فَرَغْتَ فَٱنصَبْ ﴿٧﴾

Fa iza faragh ta fansab

7 So when you have finished [your duties], then stand up [for worship].

وَإِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ فَٱرْغَب ﴿٨﴾

Wa ilaa rabbika far ghab

8 And to your Lord direct [your] longing.

Sources: Arabic text in Uthmani script (Tanzil edition); English translation: Saheeh International; transliteration in standard Latin letters. Transliteration helps with pronunciation but cannot render every Arabic letter.