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Surah Al-'Asr: word by word, transliteration and English translation

Surah 103 · العصر · The Declining Day · 3 verses · 14 words

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Bismillah

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

Transliteration bis'mi l-lahi l-raḥmāni l-raḥīmi

English In the name of Allāh, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.

  1. بِسْمِbis'miIn (the) name
  2. ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
  3. ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِl-raḥmānithe Most Gracious
  4. ٱلرَّحِيمِl-raḥīmithe Most Merciful

Verse 1

وَٱلْعَصْرِ

Transliteration wal-ʿaṣri

English By time,

  1. وَٱلْعَصْرِwal-ʿaṣriBy the time

Verse 2

إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ لَفِى خُسْرٍ

Transliteration inna l-insāna lafī khus'rin

English Indeed, mankind is in loss,

  1. إِنَّinnaIndeed
  2. ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَl-insānamankind
  3. لَفِىlafī(is) surely, in
  4. خُسْرٍkhus'rinloss

Verse 3

إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِٱلْحَقِّ وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِٱلصَّبْرِ

Transliteration illā alladhīna āmanū waʿamilū l-ṣāliḥāti watawāṣaw bil-ḥaqi watawāṣaw bil-ṣabri

English Except for those who have believed and done righteous deeds and advised each other to truth and advised each other to patience.

  1. إِلَّاillāExcept
  2. ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
  3. ءَامَنُوا۟āmanūbelieve
  4. وَعَمِلُوا۟waʿamilūand do
  5. ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِl-ṣāliḥātirighteous deeds
  6. وَتَوَاصَوْا۟watawāṣawand enjoin (each other)
  7. بِٱلْحَقِّbil-ḥaqito the truth
  8. وَتَوَاصَوْا۟watawāṣawand enjoin (each other)
  9. بِٱلصَّبْرِbil-ṣabrito [the] patience

Word by word and transliteration: Quran.com. English translation: Saheeh International. Recitation: Mishary Alafasy, from EveryAyah.com. MyDugsi is a learning aid, not a replacement for a qualified teacher.