Surah Al 'Asr

Translation by:
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ

1. وَالْعَصْرِۙ

   Wal-‘aṣr(i).

   By the ˹passage of˺ time!

2. اِنَّ الْاِنْسَانَ لَفِيْ خُسْرٍۙ

   Innal-insāna lafī khusr(in).

   Surely humanity is in ˹grave˺ loss,

3. اِلَّا الَّذِيْنَ اٰمَنُوْا وَعَمِلُوا الصّٰلِحٰتِ وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالْحَقِّ ەۙ وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالصَّبْرِ ࣖ

   Illal-lażīna āmanū wa ‘amiluṣ-ṣāliḥāti wa tawāṣau bil-ḥaqq(i), wa tawāṣau biṣ-ṣabr(i).

   except those who have faith, do good, and urge each other to the truth, and urge each other to perseverance.