Find out which Surah and Ayah you're hearing.
Identify any Qur'an recitation. Paste a YouTube, TikTok or Instagram link, recite it aloud, or search the Arabic text. WhatSurah returns the exact Surah, Ayah and translation in seconds.
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الفاتحة
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
How it works
From a link or your voice to the exact Ayah, in a few seconds.
You share it
Paste a link from YouTube, TikTok, or Instagram, or simply recite the part you remember.
The recitation is read
The audio is isolated and matched, word by word, against all 6,236 Ayat of the Qur'an.
You get the Ayah
The Surah, the Ayah number, the Arabic text, and a clear translation, all at once.
Every Surah. Every Ayah.
Search any Surah by name or number, or scroll the shelf below. All 114, with translation, audio, and tafsir on every page.
No Surah matches that search.
Put any Ayah on your website
A clean verse card for blogs, articles, and communities. Copy once, works everywhere.
Frequently asked questions
Everything people ask before they paste their first link.
How do I find out which Surah a recitation is from?
Paste the video link (YouTube, TikTok, or Instagram) or record a few seconds of the recitation above. WhatSurah transcribes the audio and matches it against all 6,236 Ayat of the Qur'an, returning the exact Surah name, Ayah number, Arabic text, and English translation in seconds.
Which Surah is playing in this YouTube, TikTok, or Instagram video?
Copy the video's link and paste it into the box above. The audio is fetched, the recitation is transcribed, and the exact Surah and Ayah are identified automatically, free and without an account.
Can it identify a recitation from my voice?
Yes. Switch to the Voice tab and recite or play the part you remember. Even a few seconds is usually enough. It works for any reciter and any style of recitation.
Where does an Arabic phrase appear in the Qur'an?
Type or paste the Arabic words into the Text tab. WhatSurah searches the entire Qur'an and shows every Ayah where the phrase occurs, with the matched words highlighted.
Can I embed an Ayah on my own website?
Yes. Open any Ayah page, press Embed, pick light or dark, and copy the code. You get a clean verse card with the Arabic, translation, and audio link that you can paste into any blog or site. Try it on Ayat al-Kursi.
Is WhatSurah free?
Completely free. No account, no login, no limits for normal use. It's also a Telegram bot: send @WhatSurahBot a link, voice note, or Arabic text and it replies with the exact Ayah.