Al-'Ashr
The Declining Day
Surah 103 · Meccan · 3 ayahs
بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
وَٱلۡعَصۡرِ ١
Wal-ʿaṣr.
By time,1
Footnotes (1)
- An oath in which Allāh swears by time throughout the ages.
إِنَّ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ لَفِي خُسۡرٍ ٢
Innal-insāna lafī khusr.
Indeed, mankind is in loss,
إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَعَمِلُواْ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ وَتَوَاصَوۡاْ بِٱلۡحَقِّ وَتَوَاصَوۡاْ بِٱلصَّبۡرِ ٣
Illal-ladhīna āmanū wa ʿamiluṣ-ṣāliḥāti wa tawāṣaw bil-ḥaqqi wa tawāṣaw biṣ-ṣabr.
Except for those who have believed and done righteous deeds and advised each other to truth and advised each other to patience.