Qurrahأَلَمْ نَشْرَحْ لَكَ صَدْرَكَ ١
alam nashraḥ laka ṣadrak
Did We not expand for you, [O Muḥammad], your breast?
سورة الشرح
Surah Ash-Sharh · The Relief
The full surah in the Uthmani script, with the transliteration and the English meaning (Saheeh International) of each ayah, and recitation by Sheikh al-Husary and Sheikh al-Minshawi.
Memorize Surah Ash-Sharh with your childبِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
وَوَضَعْنَا عَنكَ وِزْرَكَ ٢
wawaḍaʿnā ʿanka wiz'rak
And We removed from you your burden
ٱلَّذِىٓ أَنقَضَ ظَهْرَكَ ٣
alladhī anqaḍa ẓahrak
Which had weighed upon your back
وَرَفَعْنَا لَكَ ذِكْرَكَ ٤
warafaʿnā laka dhik'rak
And raised high for you your repute.
فَإِنَّ مَعَ ٱلْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا ٥
fa-inna maʿa l-ʿus'ri yus'rā
For indeed, with hardship [will be] ease [i.e., relief].
إِنَّ مَعَ ٱلْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا ٦
inna maʿa l-ʿus'ri yus'rā
Indeed, with hardship [will be] ease.
فَإِذَا فَرَغْتَ فَٱنصَبْ ٧
fa-idhā faraghta fa-inṣab
So when you have finished [your duties], then stand up [for worship].
وَإِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ فَٱرْغَب ٨
wa-ilā rabbika fa-ir'ghab
And to your Lord direct [your] longing.
Memorize it with your child in Qurrah
In Qurrah, your child memorizes the surah step by step:
- They listen to the ayah from the teaching sheikh.
- They repeat it with him two or three times.
- They recite it from memory and record their voice for a parent to hear.
- It comes back in review until it sticks.
Quran text in the Uthmani script, Hafs from 'Asim. English meaning: Saheeh International. Transliteration: Quran.com.