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Surah Ash-Sharh (الشرح) — The Relief

Surah 94 · 8 verses · Meccan · revealed in Makkah

Eight verses addressed to the Prophet ﷺ in a hard season: your burden was lifted, your name raised — and then twice over, "surely with hardship comes ease."

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Also known as

  • The Relief
  • Ash-Sharh
  • Al-Inshirah

Why it is read

It is the chapter people turn to under pressure, and 94:5-6 is one of the most quoted verse pairs in the Quran.

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8 of 8 ayahs

  1. Ayah 1

    بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ أَلَمْ نَشْرَحْ لَكَ صَدْرَكَ

    Have We not uplifted your heart for you ˹O Prophet˺

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  2. Ayah 2

    وَوَضَعْنَا عَنكَ وِزْرَكَ

    relieved you of the burden

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  3. Ayah 3

    ٱلَّذِىٓ أَنقَضَ ظَهْرَكَ

    which weighed so heavily on your back

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  4. Ayah 4

    وَرَفَعْنَا لَكَ ذِكْرَكَ

    and elevated your renown for you

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  7. Ayah 7

    فَإِذَا فَرَغْتَ فَٱنصَبْ

    So once you have fulfilled ˹your duty˺, strive ˹in devotion˺

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  8. Ayah 8

    وَإِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ فَٱرْغَب

    turning to your Lord ˹alone˺ with hope

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English translation: The Clear Quran (Dr. Mustafa Khattab). Arabic: Tanzil / Uthmani text.

Questions about Surah Ash-Sharh

Where does "with hardship comes ease" appear in the Quran?
Verses 5 and 6 of Surah Ash-Sharh (chapter 94), where the statement is repeated twice in succession.
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