103. Al-'Asr
العصر“The Declining Day”
The Surah takes its name from the word al-'asr occurring in the first verse.(Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi - Tafhim al-Qur'an - The Meaning of the Quran)
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وَٱلْعَصْرِ
By time,1
wal-ʿaṣri
إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ لَفِى خُسْرٍ
Indeed, mankind is in loss,
inna l-insāna lafī khus'rin
إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِٱلْحَقِّ وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِٱلصَّبْرِ
Except for those who have believed and done righteous deeds and advised each other to truth and advised each other to patience.
illā alladhīna āmanū waʿamilū l-ṣāliḥāti watawāṣaw bil-ḥaqi watawāṣaw bil-ṣabri
Arabic text: Uthmani script via Qur'an.com API v4. Translation: Sahih International. Revelation order: Egyptian Standard (Al-Azhar).