Surah Ash-Sharh (الشرح), 94 | Free Quran audio

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8 ayahs. Madinah Mushaf (KFGQPC) and Sahih International translation.

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

Ayah 1 of 8

أَلَمْ نَشْرَحْ لَكَ صَدْرَكَ

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

Ayah 2 of 8

وَوَضَعْنَا عَنكَ وِزْرَكَ

And We removed from you your burden

Ayah 3 of 8

ٱلَّذِىٓ أَنقَضَ ظَهْرَكَ

Which had weighed upon your back

Ayah 4 of 8

وَرَفَعْنَا لَكَ ذِكْرَكَ

And raised high for you your repute.

Ayah 5 of 8

فَإِنَّ مَعَ ٱلْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا

For indeed, with hardship [will be] ease.

Ayah 6 of 8

إِنَّ مَعَ ٱلْعُسْرِ يُسْرًۭا

Indeed, with hardship [will be] ease.

Ayah 7 of 8

فَإِذَا فَرَغْتَ فَٱنصَبْ

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

Ayah 8 of 8

وَإِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ فَٱرْغَب

And to your Lord direct [your] longing.

About Surah Ash-Sharh

What is Surah Ash-Sharh about?

Surah Ash-Sharh is a Meccan chapter of 8 ayahs. Did We not expand your chest, lift your burden, and raise your mention, it asks the Prophet, delivering the promise repeated twice: with hardship comes ease. When duty is finished, turn to your Lord in longing.

How long does Surah Ash-Sharh take to recite?

Recordings of Surah Ash-Sharh on JUZZ run from about 0.3 minutes with Saood Ash-Shuraym to about 1.5 minutes with Abdul Basit, Mujawwad, based on 47 timed recordings in the catalogue. With 8 ayahs, murattal styles sit at the shorter end and mujawwad or teaching recitations run slower; the player speed setting changes the time too.

How many verses (ayahs) are in Surah Ash-Sharh?

Surah Ash-Sharh has 8 ayahs.

Is Surah Ash-Sharh Meccan or Medinan?

Surah Ash-Sharh is a Meccan surah.

Which juz is Surah Ash-Sharh in?

Surah Ash-Sharh lies entirely within Juz 30.

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Mishary Alafasy Abdul Basit, Murattal Abdurrahmaan As-Sudais Al-Husary, Murattal Yasser Ad-Dussary Maher Al-Muaiqly Al-Minshawi, Murattal Saood Ash-Shuraym View all reciters

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Arabic text: KFGQPC QCF V2 via Quran.com and Uthmani script via AlQuran.Cloud. Translation: Sahih International. Audio: MP3Quran full-surah recordings and EveryAyah. Timing: MP3Quran's official timing API, with Tarteel Whisper for the rest. Hadith references above cite their collection and grading. See Sources & accuracy.

Last updated: 1 September 2026

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