1
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ وَالْعَصْرِ
By the time!
103
Al-Asr
سورة العصر
The Declining Day, Epoch • 3 ayat • Makkiyyah
Translated by Abul Ala Maududi
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
2
إِنَّ الْإِنْسَانَ لَفِي خُسْرٍ
Lo! Man is in a state of loss;
3
إِلَّا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالْحَقِّ وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالصَّبْرِ
save those who have faith and do righteous deeds, and counsel each other to hold on to truth and counsel each other to be steadfast.