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Surah Ash-Sharh for Kids

سورة الشرح

The Relief · 8 ayat · Juz 30 · Makki

What is Surah Ash-Sharh about?

Allah opened the Prophet's ﷺ heart and lifted his worries. Allah promises twice: with every hardship comes ease! So never give up. Surah Ash-Sharh (The Relief) is surah number 94 of the Quran, a Makki surah of 8 ayat in Juz 30. It is number 22 in the Noor Garden memorization path for kids.

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Surah Ash-Sharh full text with English translation

Uthmani Arabic text with the Sahih International English translation under each ayah.

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

  1. 1

    أَلَمْ نَشْرَحْ لَكَ صَدْرَكَ

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

  2. 2

    وَوَضَعْنَا عَنكَ وِزْرَكَ

    And We removed from you your burden

  3. 3

    ٱلَّذِىٓ أَنقَضَ ظَهْرَكَ

    Which had weighed upon your back

  4. 4

    وَرَفَعْنَا لَكَ ذِكْرَكَ

    And raised high for you your repute.

  5. 5

    فَإِنَّ مَعَ ٱلْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا

    For indeed, with hardship [will be] ease [i.e., relief].

  6. 6

    إِنَّ مَعَ ٱلْعُسْرِ يُسْرًۭا

    Indeed, with hardship [will be] ease.

  7. 7

    فَإِذَا فَرَغْتَ فَٱنصَبْ

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

  8. 8

    وَإِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ فَٱرْغَب

    And to your Lord direct [your] longing.

Surah Ash-Sharh word by word

Every word of the surah with its pronunciation and English meaning, in reading order.

ArabicTransliterationMeaning
أَلَمْalamHave not
نَشْرَحْnashraḥWe expanded
لَكَlakafor you
صَدْرَكَṣadrakayour breast
وَوَضَعْنَاwawaḍaʿnāAnd We removed
عَنكَʿankafrom you
وِزْرَكَwiz'rakayour burden
ٱلَّذِىٓalladhīWhich
أَنقَضَanqaḍaweighed upon
ظَهْرَكَẓahrakayour back
وَرَفَعْنَاwarafaʿnāAnd We raised high
لَكَlakafor you
ذِكْرَكَdhik'rakayour reputation
فَإِنَّfa-innaSo indeed
مَعَmaʿawith
ٱلْعُسْرِl-ʿus'rithe hardship
يُسْرًاyus'ran(is) ease
إِنَّinnaIndeed
مَعَmaʿawith
ٱلْعُسْرِl-ʿus'rithe hardship
يُسْرًۭاyus'ran(is) ease
فَإِذَاfa-idhāSo when
فَرَغْتَfaraghtayou have finished
فَٱنصَبْfa-inṣabthen labor hard
وَإِلَىٰwa-ilāAnd to
رَبِّكَrabbikayour Lord
فَٱرْغَبfa-ir'ghabturn your attention

How to memorize Surah Ash-Sharh

  1. Listen: press “Start learning” and listen to Mishary Alafasy recite Surah Ash-Sharh three times while following the Arabic text.
  2. Practice each ayah: in Practice mode every ayah repeats ×3, ×5 or ×7 with an echo pause, so your child says it back out loud.
  3. Memorize levels: each level hides more words until your child can recite the whole surah from memory.
  4. Puzzles: put the words of each ayah back in order to check the memorization, then review it tomorrow before starting the next surah.

Surah Ash-Sharh facts

Surah number
94
Ayat
8
Revelation
Makki (Makkah)
Juz
30
In the Mushaf
Page 596
Position in Noor Garden path
22 of 49
Reciter
Mishary Rashid Alafasy

Questions parents ask

What is the lesson of Surah Ash-Sharh for kids?

Allah opened the Prophet's ﷺ heart and lifted his worries. Allah promises twice: with every hardship comes ease! So never give up. Read the meaning of each ayah above, then talk with your child about one way to live this lesson today.

How long does it take a child to memorize Surah Ash-Sharh?

Surah Ash-Sharh has 8 ayat. Many children need one to two weeks of short daily practice, adding a few ayat each day and reviewing the ones already learned.

Is Surah Ash-Sharh Makki or Madani?

Surah Ash-Sharh is a Makki surah, which means it was revealed in Makkah, before the Hijrah. It is surah number 94 in the order of the Mushaf and is found in Juz 30.

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Arabic text and word meanings via Quran.com · Translation: Sahih International · Recitation: Mishary Rashid Alafasy.