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103. Al-Asr Browse all Surahs

العصر

Surah Al-Asr

Meaning of the name: The Declining Day, Epoch

Makkan Ayat 3

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Listen to this Surah Mahmoud Khalil Al-Husary · Murattal

Recitation by Mahmoud Khalil Al-Husary.

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

  1. 1

    وَٱلْعَصْرِ

    By the time,

    English Translation - Rowwad Translation Center

  2. 2

    إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ لَفِى خُسْرٍ

    man is in utter loss,

    English Translation - Rowwad Translation Center

  3. 3

    إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِٱلْحَقِّ وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِٱلصَّبْرِ

    except those who believe and do righteous deeds, and exhort one another to the truth and exhort one another to patience.

    English Translation - Rowwad Translation Center