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العصر

Surah Al-Asr (العصر) - Transliteration, Translation and Audio

Chapter 103 of the Quran, 3 verses, "The Declining Day"

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

Surah Al-Asr Transliteration and English Translation

  1. 1

    وَٱلْعَصْرِ

    Wal' asr

    By time,

  2. 2

    إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ لَفِى خُسْرٍ

    Innal insaana lafee khusr

    Indeed, mankind is in loss,

  3. 3

    إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِٱلْحَقِّ وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِٱلصَّبْرِ

    Il lal lazeena aamanu wa 'amilus saali haati wa tawa saw bil haqqi wa tawa saw bis sabr

    Except for those who have believed and done righteous deeds and advised each other to truth and advised each other to patience.

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Surah Al-Asr (The Declining Day) contains 3 verses. It is chapter 103 of the Quran.

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