Surah Al-Asr سُورَةُ العَصۡرِ
Surah 103 of the Holy Quran — “The Declining Day, Epoch” — in Arabic with English translation by Abdullah Yusuf Ali. Read online or save as PDF.
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
وَٱلْعَصْرِ1
By (the Token of) Time (through the ages),
إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ لَفِى خُسْرٍ2
Verily Man is in loss,
إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِٱلْحَقِّ وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِٱلصَّبْرِ3
Except such as have Faith, and do righteous deeds, and (join together) in the mutual teaching of Truth, and of Patience and Constancy.
Arabic text: Tanzil Project (tanzil.net), used under its licence with credit. English translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali. Shared free for reading and learning. The translation gives the meaning of the Quran; it is not a replacement for the Arabic.