36 short and powerful ayat in the Arabic of the mushaf, each with a transliteration to help you read it and the Sahih International meaning, grouped by theme. Copy a quote, or make an image with the Arabic, transliteration and English together.
فَإِنَّ مَعَ ٱلْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا ﴿٥﴾ إِنَّ مَعَ ٱلْعُسْرِ يُسْرًۭا
Fa inna ma'al 'usri yusra Inna ma'al 'usri yusra
For indeed, with hardship [will be] ease. Indeed, with hardship [will be] ease.
Said twice: one hardship will not overcome two eases, the early scholars said.
سَيَجْعَلُ ٱللَّهُ بَعْدَ عُسْرٍۢ يُسْرًۭا
sa yaj'alul laahu ba'da'usriny yusraa
Allah will bring about, after hardship, ease.
وَلَا تَا۟يْـَٔسُوا۟ مِن رَّوْحِ ٱللَّهِ
wa laa tai'asoo mir rawhil laahi
Despair not of relief from Allah.
Quran 12:87, Surah Yusuf, part of the ayah
Yaqub to his sons, after losing Yusuf and then his brother.
لَا تَقْنَطُوا۟ مِن رَّحْمَةِ ٱللَّهِ
laa taqnatoo mirrahmatil laah
Do not despair of the mercy of Allah.
وَلَا تَهِنُوا۟ وَلَا تَحْزَنُوا۟ وَأَنتُمُ ٱلْأَعْلَوْنَ إِن كُنتُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ
Wa laa tahinoo wa laa tahzanoo wa antumul a'lawna in kuntum mu'mineen
So do not weaken and do not grieve, and you will be superior if you are [true] believers.
وَلَسَوْفَ يُعْطِيكَ رَبُّكَ فَتَرْضَىٰٓ
Wa la sawfa yu'teeka rabbuka fatarda
And your Lord is going to give you, and you will be satisfied.
وَمَن يَتَوَكَّلْ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ فَهُوَ حَسْبُهُۥٓ
wa many yatawakkal 'alal laahi fahuwa husbuh
Whoever relies upon Allah - then He is sufficient for him.
حَسْبُنَا ٱللَّهُ وَنِعْمَ ٱلْوَكِيلُ
hasbunal laahu wa ni'malwakeel
Sufficient for us is Allah, and [He is] the best Disposer of affairs.
Quran 3:173, Surah Al-Imran, part of the ayah
Hasbunallahu wa nimal wakil, said by the believers after Uhud and by Ibrahim in the fire (Sahih al-Bukhari).
لَا تَحْزَنْ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ مَعَنَا
la tahzan innal laaha ma'anaa
Do not grieve; indeed Allah is with us.
Quran 9:40, Surah At-Tawbah, part of the ayah
The Prophet ﷺ to Abu Bakr in the cave during the Hijrah.
لَا تَخَافَآ ۖ إِنَّنِى مَعَكُمَآ أَسْمَعُ وَأَرَىٰ
laa takhaafaaa innanee ma'akumaa asma'u wa araa
Fear not. Indeed, I am with you both; I hear and I see.
Quran 20:46, Surah Taha, part of the ayah
Allah to Musa and Harun before they went to Pharaoh.
وَمَا تَوْفِيقِىٓ إِلَّا بِٱللَّهِ ۚ عَلَيْهِ تَوَكَّلْتُ وَإِلَيْهِ أُنِيبُ
wa maa tawfeeqeee illaa billaah; 'alaihi tawakkaltu wa ilaihi uneeb
My success is not but through Allah. Upon him I have relied, and to Him I return.
Quran 11:88, Surah Hud, part of the ayah
The words of the prophet Shuayb.
إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ مَعَ ٱلصَّٰبِرِينَ
innal laaha ma'as-saabireen
Indeed, Allah is with the patient.
فَصَبْرٌۭ جَمِيلٌۭ
fasabrun jameel
Patience is most fitting.
Quran 12:18, Surah Yusuf, part of the ayah
Fa sabrun jamil: beautiful patience.
فَٱصْبِرْ صَبْرًۭا جَمِيلًا
Fasbir sabran jameelaa
So be patient with gracious patience.
إِنَّمَا يُوَفَّى ٱلصَّٰبِرُونَ أَجْرَهُم بِغَيْرِ حِسَابٍۢ
innamaa yuwaffas saabiroona ajrahum bighayri hisab
Indeed, the patient will be given their reward without account.
وَٱسْتَعِينُوا۟ بِٱلصَّبْرِ وَٱلصَّلَوٰةِ ۚ وَإِنَّهَا لَكَبِيرَةٌ إِلَّا عَلَى ٱلْخَٰشِعِينَ
Wasta'eenoo bissabri was Salaah; wa innahaa lakabeeratun illaa alal khaashi'een
And seek help through patience and prayer, and indeed, it is difficult except for the humbly submissive [to Allah].
وَإِذَا سَأَلَكَ عِبَادِى عَنِّى فَإِنِّى قَرِيبٌ ۖ أُجِيبُ دَعْوَةَ ٱلدَّاعِ إِذَا دَعَانِ
Wa izaa sa alaka 'ibaadee 'annee fa innee qareebun ujeebu da'wataddaa'i izaa da'aani
When My servants ask you, [O Muhammad], concerning Me - indeed I am near. I respond to the invocation of the supplicant when he calls upon Me.
وَنَحْنُ أَقْرَبُ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ حَبْلِ ٱلْوَرِيدِ
wa Nahnu aqrabu ilaihi min hablil wareed
We are closer to him than [his] jugular vein.
وَقَالَ رَبُّكُمُ ٱدْعُونِىٓ أَسْتَجِبْ لَكُمْ
Wa qaala Rabbukumud 'ooneee astajib lakum
And your Lord says, "Call upon Me; I will respond to you."
وَهُوَ مَعَكُمْ أَيْنَ مَا كُنتُمْ
wa Huwa ma'akum ayna maa kuntum
He is with you wherever you are.
فَٱذْكُرُونِىٓ أَذْكُرْكُمْ وَٱشْكُرُوا۟ لِى وَلَا تَكْفُرُونِ
Fazkurooneee azkurkum washkuroo lee wa laa takfuroon
So remember Me; I will remember you. And be grateful to Me and do not deny Me.
أَلَا بِذِكْرِ ٱللَّهِ تَطْمَئِنُّ ٱلْقُلُوبُ
alaa bizikril laahi tatma'innul quloob
By the remembrance of Allah hearts are assured.
يَٰٓأَيَّتُهَا ٱلنَّفْسُ ٱلْمُطْمَئِنَّةُ ﴿٢٧﴾ ٱرْجِعِىٓ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكِ رَاضِيَةًۭ مَّرْضِيَّةًۭ
Yaaa ayyatuhan nafsul mutma'innah Irji'eee ilaa Rabbiki raadiyatam mardiyyah
[To the righteous it will be said], "O reassured soul, Return to your Lord, well-pleased and pleasing [to Him],
لَئِن شَكَرْتُمْ لَأَزِيدَنَّكُمْ
la'in shakartum la azeedannakum
If you are grateful, I will surely increase you [in favor].
وَإِن تَعُدُّوا۟ نِعْمَةَ ٱللَّهِ لَا تُحْصُوهَآ
Wa in ta'uddoo ni'matal laahi laa tuhsoohaa
If you should count the favors of Allah, you could not enumerate them.
فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
Fabi ayyi aalaaa'i Rabbikumaa tukazzibaan
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
Asked 31 times in Surah Ar-Rahman.
قَالَ رَبِّ ٱشْرَحْ لِى صَدْرِى ﴿٢٥﴾ وَيَسِّرْ لِىٓ أَمْرِى
Qaala Rabbish rah lee sadree Wa yassir leee amree
[Moses] said, "My Lord, expand for me my breast [with assurance] And ease for me my task
The dua of Musa before facing Pharaoh, often said before speaking or an exam.
وَقُل رَّبِّ زِدْنِى عِلْمًۭا
wa qur Rabbi zidnee 'ilmaa
Say, "My Lord, increase me in knowledge."
رَبِّ إِنِّى لِمَآ أَنزَلْتَ إِلَىَّ مِنْ خَيْرٍۢ فَقِيرٌۭ
Rabbi innee limaaa anzalta ilaiya min khairin faqeer
My Lord, indeed I am, for whatever good You would send down to me, in need.
Quran 28:24, Surah Al-Qasas, part of the ayah
Musa, alone and hungry in Madyan. Soon after came a home, work and a wife.
رَبَّنَآ ءَاتِنَا فِى ٱلدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةًۭ وَفِى ٱلْءَاخِرَةِ حَسَنَةًۭ وَقِنَا عَذَابَ ٱلنَّارِ
rabbanaaa aatina fid dunyaa hasanatawn wa fil aakhirati hasanatanw wa qinaa azaaban Naar
Our Lord, give us in this world [that which is] good and in the Hereafter [that which is] good and protect us from the punishment of the Fire.
أَن لَّآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّآ أَنتَ سُبْحَٰنَكَ إِنِّى كُنتُ مِنَ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ
al laaa ilaaha illaaa Anta Subhaanaka innee kuntu minaz zaalimeen
There is no deity except You; exalted are You. Indeed, I have been of the wrongdoers.
Quran 21:87, Surah Al-Anbiya, part of the ayah
The dua of Yunus in the whale. The Arabic starts at "an" (that), which joins the first word.
كُلُّ نَفْسٍۢ ذَآئِقَةُ ٱلْمَوْتِ
Kullu nafsin zaaa'iqatul mawt
Every soul will taste death.
كُلُّ مَنْ عَلَيْهَا فَانٍۢ ﴿٢٦﴾ وَيَبْقَىٰ وَجْهُ رَبِّكَ ذُو ٱلْجَلَٰلِ وَٱلْإِكْرَامِ
Kullu man 'alaihaa faan Wa yabqaa wajhu rabbika zul jalaali wal ikraam
Everyone upon the earth will perish, And there will remain the Face of your Lord, Owner of Majesty and Honor.
وَٱلْءَاخِرَةُ خَيْرٌۭ وَأَبْقَىٰٓ
Wal Aakhiratu khairunw wa abqaa
While the Hereafter is better and more enduring.
وَلَلْءَاخِرَةُ خَيْرٌۭ لَّكَ مِنَ ٱلْأُولَىٰ
Walal-aakhiratu khairul laka minal-oola
And the Hereafter is better for you than the first [life].
فَمَن يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ خَيْرًۭا يَرَهُۥ ﴿٧﴾ وَمَن يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍۢ شَرًّۭا يَرَهُۥ
Famaiy ya'mal mithqala zarratin khairaiy-yarah Wa maiy-ya'mal mithqala zarratin sharraiy-yarah
So whoever does an atom's weight of good will see it, And whoever does an atom's weight of evil will see it.
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These are short ayat, or the best known part of an ayah, that people love to write, share and memorise. Each one is shown in the Arabic of the Madinah mushaf (the Uthmani script from the Tanzil project), with a transliteration and the Sahih International translation. Nothing here is typed from memory: the Arabic is copied from the text itself, so every vowel mark is as it is in the mushaf.
Many favourite "Quran quotes" are only part of an ayah. "Allah is with the patient" ends 2:153, and "I will surely increase you" sits in the middle of 14:7, whose next words are a warning. Where a card shows part of an ayah it says so, and the reference opens the full ayah with the ones around it. Read it once in full before you share it, so the meaning stays in its context.
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Fa inna ma'al usri yusra, "For indeed, with hardship [will be] ease" (94:5), and Ala bi dhikrillahi tatma'innul qulub, "by the remembrance of Allah hearts are assured" (13:28).
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