Surah 94
الشرح Ash-Sharh · The Consolation
- Verses
- 8
- Revealed
- Meccan
- Juz
- 30
- Rukus
- 1
- Revelation order
- 12
- Pages
- 596–596
About Surah Ash-Sharh
Surah Ash-Sharh (الشرح, “The Consolation”) is chapter 94 of the Quran and contains 8 verses. It is a Meccan surah, revealed 12th of the 114. It appears in juz 30, spans pages 596–596 of the standard mushaf, and is divided into 1 ruku.
Text
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
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أَلَمْ نَشْرَحْ لَكَ صَدْرَكَ
Have We not caused thy bosom to dilate,
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وَوَضَعْنَا عَنكَ وِزْرَكَ
And eased thee of the burden
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ٱلَّذِىٓ أَنقَضَ ظَهْرَكَ
Which weighed down thy back;
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وَرَفَعْنَا لَكَ ذِكْرَكَ
And exalted thy fame?
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فَإِنَّ مَعَ ٱلْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا
But lo! with hardship goeth ease,
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إِنَّ مَعَ ٱلْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا
Lo! with hardship goeth ease;
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فَإِذَا فَرَغْتَ فَٱنصَبْ
So when thou art relieved, still toil
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وَإِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ فَٱرْغَب
And strive to please thy Lord.
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Common questions
How many verses are in Surah Ash-Sharh?
Surah Ash-Sharh has 8 verses.
Is Surah Ash-Sharh Meccan or Medinan?
Surah Ash-Sharh is a Meccan surah, revealed in Makkah.
What number is Surah Ash-Sharh in the Quran?
It is chapter 94 of 114, and the 12th surah in the order of revelation.
Which juz is Surah Ash-Sharh in?
It appears in juz 30, on pages 596–596 of the standard mushaf.
How many pages is Surah Ash-Sharh?
It fits on a single page of the standard 604-page Madinah mushaf, page 596.
Which para is Surah Ash-Sharh in?
Para 30. Para is the name used in South Asia for a juz, one of the 30 equal parts of the Quran.
How many words and letters are in Surah Ash-Sharh?
27 words and 102 letters, counted from the Uthmani text: a word is a space-separated group, and a letter is a base Arabic letter without its vowel marks. Counts made another way differ slightly. Counts for every surah
How many rukus are in Surah Ash-Sharh?
One: the whole surah is a single ruku, the section marked with the letter ‘ayn (ع) in the margin of many printings. Rukus in every surah and para
How long does it take to recite Surah Ash-Sharh?
About 1 minute at Mahmoud Khalil al-Husary's measured pace. The recordings timed on this site take from under a minute (Abdurrahman As-Sudais) to 1 minute (Abdul Basit Abdus Samad). Every surah, timed
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