The text of Surah Al-Sharh(Al-Inshirah) in Arabic:
- أَلَمْ نَشْرَحْ لَكَ صَدْرَكَ
- وَوَضَعْنَا عَنكَ وِزْرَكَ
- الَّذِي أَنقَضَ ظَهْرَكَ
- وَرَفَعْنَا لَكَ ذِكْرَكَ
- فَإِنَّ مَعَ الْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا
- إِنَّ مَعَ الْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا
- فَإِذَا فَرَغْتَ فَانصَبْ
- وَإِلَى رَبِّكَ فَارْغَبْ
Translation of Surah Al-Sharh(Al-Inshirah) in English:
Have We not opened your chest and relieved you of the burden which weighed down your back and raised high your fame? Indeed, with hardship comes ease. Indeed, with hardship comes ease. So when you have finished, then stand up [for worship] and to your Lord direct [your] longing.
How to pronounce Surah Al-Sharh in English
(for those who can not read the Arabic text but want to do the correct pronunciation)
alam nashrah laka sadrak
wawad’a’na ‘ank waizrak
alladhee anqada thahrak
warafa’na laka dhikrak
fa-inna ma’al ‘usri yusrā
fa-idha faraghta fanṣab
wa-ila rabbika farghab
benefits of Surah Al-Sharh
Surah Al-Sharh is the 94th chapter of the Quran and is composed of 8 verses. It is a Makki surah, meaning it was revealed in Makkah. The main theme of this surah is to remind people of the blessings of Allah and to be grateful for them.
The benefits of reciting Surah Al-Sharh include:
1. It helps to strengthen faith and increase in piety.
2. It brings peace and tranquility to the heart.
3. It helps to increase in patience and perseverance.
4. It helps to increase in wisdom and understanding.
5. It helps to increase in knowledge and insight.
6. It helps to increase in gratitude and thankfulness.
7. It helps to increase in love and mercy for others.
8. It helps to increase in forgiveness and compassion.
