بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
الشرح
Ash-Sharh
The Relief • 8 Ayahs
Meccanأَلَمۡ نَشۡرَحۡ لَكَ صَدۡرَكَ
کیا ہم نے تمہارا سینہ کشادہ نہ کیا
وَوَضَعۡنَا عَنكَ وِزۡرَكَ
اور تم پر سے تمہارا بوجھ اتار لیا،
ٱلَّذِيٓ أَنقَضَ ظَهۡرَكَ
جس نے تمہاری پیٹھ توڑی تھی
وَرَفَعۡنَا لَكَ ذِكۡرَكَ
اور ہم نے تمہارے لیے تمہارا ذکر بلند کردیا
فَإِنَّ مَعَ ٱلۡعُسۡرِ يُسۡرًا
تو بیشک دشواری کے ساتھ آسانی ہے،
إِنَّ مَعَ ٱلۡعُسۡرِ يُسۡرٗا
بیشک دشواری کے ساتھ آسانی ہے
فَإِذَا فَرَغۡتَ فَٱنصَبۡ
تو جب تم نماز سے فارغ ہو تو دعا میں محنت کرو
وَإِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ فَٱرۡغَب
اور اپنے رب ہی کی طرف رغبت کرو
About Surah Ash-Sharh
Surah Ash-Sharh (الشرح) is the 94th chapter of the Holy Quran. It contains 8 verses and is a Meccan Surah.
Read with Urdu translation (Kanz ul Iman) and English translation (Sahih International). Listen to audio recitation by multiple world-renowned reciters including Mishary Alafasy, Sudais, Shuraim, Husary, and more.
About Surah Ash-Sharh
Ash-Sharh (also called Al-Inshirah) is a brief eight-verse Meccan surah, a direct companion to Ad-Duha, reassuring the Prophet ﷺ that hardship is paired with ease.
Number
94th surah
Verses
8
Revelation
Meccan
Meaning
The Relief
Why read it
One of the most quoted short surahs for comfort during difficulty, built around its repeated promise that ease accompanies hardship.
Key point
94:5-6 — "For indeed, with hardship [will be] ease. Indeed, with hardship [will be] ease." (repeated for emphasis)
Historical Context
A brief Meccan surah, closely paired with Ad-Duha both in theme and commonly in sequence of revelation — continuing the reassurance given to the Prophet ﷺ by reviewing specific burdens Allah had already lifted from him, before stating its central, twice-repeated promise about hardship and ease.
Main Themes
A burden already lifted
Opens by reminding the Prophet ﷺ that his chest was expanded and his burden — described as having "weighed down" his back — was already removed, grounding the coming promise in something already experienced.
Ease paired with hardship, stated twice
The surah's central claim, "with hardship [will be] ease," is repeated in consecutive verses (94:5-6) — commonly noted by commentators (including Ibn Kathir) as emphasis through repetition of the exact same promise, not two separate hardships or two separate eases.
Continued striving and devotion
Closes by instructing that once free from one task, turn toward the next, and direct your attention fully to your Lord — framing ease not as rest from effort, but as a transition to renewed devotion.
Important Verses
94:1-3
A burden already removed
"Did We not expand for you your breast? And We removed from you your burden, which had weighed upon your back" — grounding the surah's reassurance in something already granted, not only a future promise.
94:5-6
The repeated promise
"For indeed, with hardship [will be] ease. Indeed, with hardship [will be] ease" — the same promise stated twice in direct succession, widely read as deliberate emphasis rather than describing two different outcomes.
Hadith & Popular Descriptions
We include authenticity grading for each narration below — not every widely-repeated description of a surah comes from an equally strong source.
Frequently Asked Questions about Surah Ash-Sharh
What is Surah Ash-Sharh about?
Ash-Sharh (also called Al-Inshirah) is a brief eight-verse Meccan surah, a direct companion to Ad-Duha, reassuring the Prophet ﷺ that hardship is paired with ease.
How many verses are in Surah Ash-Sharh?
Surah Ash-Sharh contains 8 verses (The Relief). It is the 94th surah of the Holy Quran.
Is Surah Ash-Sharh Makki or Madani?
Surah Ash-Sharh is a Makki surah — it was revealed in Makkah before the Hijrah.
What are the benefits of reading Surah Ash-Sharh?
One of the most quoted short surahs for comfort during difficulty, built around its repeated promise that ease accompanies hardship.
Where can I read Surah Ash-Sharh with Urdu translation?
You can read Surah Ash-Sharh above with the full Arabic text, Urdu translation (Kanz ul Iman), and English translation (Sahih International), plus audio recitation.
Why is "with hardship comes ease" repeated twice?
Classical commentators, including Ibn Kathir, read the repetition as emphasis on one single promise — not a claim that two different hardships are each paired with their own ease, but the same reassurance stated twice for weight.
How is this surah connected to Ad-Duha?
The two are widely treated as a connected pair, both revealed to comfort the Prophet ﷺ during a difficult period, with Ash-Sharh continuing directly from where Ad-Duha's reassurance leaves off.