Surah 103 · 3 verses · 14 words
Surah Al-Asr word by word: meaning and pronunciation
Al-Asr, “Time”, is one of the shortest surahs. In three verses it sums up what saves a person from loss: faith, good deeds, and urging one another to truth and patience.
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سُورَةُ الْعَصْر
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
وَالْعَصْرِ ١
1. By time,
إِنَّ الْإِنْسَانَ لَفِي خُسْرٍ ٢
2. indeed, mankind is in loss,
إِلَّا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالْحَقِّ وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالصَّبْرِ ٣
3. except those who believe and do good deeds, and urge one another to the truth, and urge one another to patience.
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