How to memorize Surah Quraysh

Listen to the whole surah

Recited by Mishary Rashid Alafasy

How long it takes

Surah Quraysh has 4 ayahs, so it is short enough to learn in one sitting: take it one ayah at a time, then recite the whole surah from memory.

How to memorize it, one ayah at a time

1. Listen firstPlay the ayah several times while you follow the Arabic with your eyes.
2. Repeat it aloudSay it again and again until it flows. Qaree counts every repetition for you.
3. Recite it from memoryLook away and recite. Qaree's recite mode listens and highlights the exact words you missed.
4. Join it and reviewRecite the new ayah together with the ones before it, and go over the surah again the next day.

Surah Quraysh: Arabic text, transliteration and translation

1. 106:1

   لِإِيلَـٰفِ قُرَيْشٍ

   Li-ilaafi quraish

   ˹At least˺ for ˹the favour of˺ making Quraysh habitually secure—

2. 106:2

   إِۦلَـٰفِهِمْ رِحْلَةَ ٱلشِّتَآءِ وَٱلصَّيْفِ

   Elaafihim rihlatash shitaa-i wass saif

   secure in their trading caravan ˹to Yemen˺ in the winter and ˹Syria˺ in the summer—

3. 106:3

   فَلْيَعْبُدُوا۟ رَبَّ هَـٰذَا ٱلْبَيْتِ

   Fal y'abudu rabba haazal-bait

   let them worship the Lord of this ˹Sacred˺ House

4. 106:4

   ٱلَّذِىٓ أَطْعَمَهُم مِّن جُوعٍ وَءَامَنَهُم مِّنْ خَوْفٍۭ

   Allazi at'amahum min ju'inw-wa-aamana hum min khawf

   Who has fed them against hunger and made them secure against fear.

Sources

• Translation: Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran.
• Recitation: Mishary Rashid Alafasy, via mp3quran.net.
• Transliteration is only a reading aid. Learn the exact pronunciation from the recitation or a teacher.