بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ أَلَمْ نَشْرَحْ لَكَ صَدْرَكَ
Did We not expand for you, [O Muhammad], your breast?
سُورَةُ الشَّرۡحِ
Ash-SharhThe Consolation
Meccan
8 verses~2 minReassures the anxious heart that “with hardship comes ease” — a promise repeated twice for emphasis ().
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
وَوَضَعْنَا عَنكَ وِزْرَكَ
And We removed from you your burden
ٱلَّذِىٓ أَنقَضَ ظَهْرَكَ
Which had weighed upon your back
وَرَفَعْنَا لَكَ ذِكْرَكَ
And raised high for you your repute.
فَإِنَّ مَعَ ٱلْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا
For indeed, with hardship [will be] ease.
إِنَّ مَعَ ٱلْعُسْرِ يُسْرًۭا
Indeed, with hardship [will be] ease.
فَإِذَا فَرَغْتَ فَٱنصَبْ
So when you have finished [your duties], then stand up [for worship].
وَإِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ فَٱرْغَب
And to your Lord direct [your] longing.
About Surah Ash-Sharh
Frequently asked questions
- How many verses are in Surah Ash-Sharh?
- Surah Ash-Sharh (The Consolation) is chapter 94 of the Quran and contains 8 verses.
- Was Surah Ash-Sharh revealed in Mecca or Medina?
- Surah Ash-Sharh is a Meccan surah — the 94th chapter of the Quran.
- What is Surah Ash-Sharh about?
- Reassures the anxious heart that “with hardship comes ease” — a promise repeated twice for emphasis (94:5–6).