Al-Asr

The Declining Day, Epoch

سُورَةُ العَصۡرِ

Meccan • 3 Verses

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

Ayah 1

WaalAAasri

Wa Al-`Aşri

I swear by the time

Ayah 2

Inna alinsana lafee khusrin

Inna Al-'Insāna Lafī Khusrin

Most surely man is in loss

Ayah 3

Illa allatheena amanoo waAAamiloo alssalihati watawasaw bialhaqqi watawasaw bialssabri

Illā Al-Ladhīna 'Āmanū Wa `Amilū Aş-Şāliĥāti Wa Tawāşaw Bil-Ĥaqqi Wa Tawāşaw Biş-Şabri

Except those who believe and do good, and enjoin on each other truth, and enjoin on each other patience