Surah Al-'Asr — Word by Word
العصر
The Declining Day
MeccanJuz 303 ayahs
Explanations are simplified from tafsirs by Ibn Kathir, Mufti Muhammad Shafi, and Maulana Wahiduddin Khan. Spot an inaccuracy? Let us know.
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
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wal-ʿaṣri
By time,
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inna l-insāna lafī khus'rin
Indeed, mankind is in loss,
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illā alladhīna āmanū waʿamilū l-ṣāliḥāti watawāṣaw bil-ḥaqi watawāṣaw bil-ṣabri
Except for those who have believed and done righteous deeds and advised each other to truth and advised each other to patience.