Translation of the HOLY QUR'AN - 103.Surat Al-`Aşr (The Declining Day) - سورة العصر
Surat
Al-`Aşr (The Declining Day) - سورة العصر
[In the Name of ALLAH, the ENTIRELY
MERCIFUL, the ESPECIALLY MERCIFUL]
103:1
وَالْعَصْرِ
Pronunciation
WalAAasr
Translation
By
time,
Tafsir al-Jalalayn
By
Time! — or [it ‘asr can mean the period] from the declining of the sun to
sunset, or [it may denote] the afternoon prayer.
إِنَّ
الْإِنسَانَ لَفِي خُسْرٍ
Pronunciation
Inna
al-insana lafee khusr
Translation
Indeed,
mankind is in loss,
Tafsir al-Jalalayn
Verily
man (al-insān: the generic) is in [a state of] loss, in all his bargaining,
إِلَّا الَّذِينَ
آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالْحَقِّ وَتَوَاصَوْا
بِالصَّبْرِ
Pronunciation
Illa
allatheena amanoowaAAamiloo assalihati watawasaw bilhaqqiwatawasaw bissabr
Translation
Except
for those who have believed and done righteous deeds and advised each other to
truth and advised each other to patience.
Tafsir al-Jalalayn
except
those who believe and perform righteous deeds, they are not in [a state of]
loss, and enjoin one another to [follow] the truth, faith, and enjoin one another
to patience, in [maintaining] obedience and in refraining from [acts of]
disobedience.