وَٱلۡعَصۡرِ (1)
By (the Token of) Time (through the ages)
سُوْرَةُ الْعَصْرِ
Surah Al-Asr
The Declining Day, Epoch
103 / 1143 ayahsMakki
Translation by Abdullah Yusuf Ali
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
إِنَّ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ لَفِي خُسۡرٍ (2)
Verily Man is in loss
إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَعَمِلُواْ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ وَتَوَاصَوۡاْ بِٱلۡحَقِّ وَتَوَاصَوۡاْ بِٱلصَّبۡرِ (3)
Except such as have Faith, and do righteous deeds, and (join together) in the mutual teaching of Truth, and of Patience and Constancy