1
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ وَالْعَصْرِ
By (the Token of) Time (through the ages),
103
Al-Asr
سورة العصر
The Declining Day, Epoch • 3 ayat • Makkiyah
Translated by Abdullah Yusuf Ali
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
2
إِنَّ الْإِنْسَانَ لَفِي خُسْرٍ
Verily Man is in loss,
3
إِلَّا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالْحَقِّ وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالصَّبْرِ
Except such as have Faith, and do righteous deeds, and (join together) in the mutual teaching of Truth, and of Patience and Constancy.