Makki · 3 Verses
Al-Asr
العَصْر
"The Time / The Afternoon"
Imam Al-Shafi'i said: 'If Allah had only revealed this surah, it would have been sufficient guidance for mankind.' It contains the complete formula for success.
1
وَالْعَصْرِ
Wa-l-'aṣr
By the time!
وَ
wa
By (oath particle)
الْعَصْرِ
l-'aṣr
the time/afternoon
Root: ع ص ر
2
إِنَّ الْإِنسَانَ لَفِي خُسْرٍ
Inna l-insāna lafī khusr
Indeed, mankind is in loss
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed/Verily
الْإِنسَانَ
l-insāna
mankind
Root: أ ن س
لَفِي
lafī
truly is in
خُسْرٍ
khusr
loss/ruin
Root: خ س ر
3
إِلَّا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالْحَقِّ وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالصَّبْرِ
Illā lladhīna āmanū wa-'amilū ṣ-ṣāliḥāti wa-tawāṣaw bi-l-ḥaqqi wa-tawāṣaw bi-ṣ-ṣabr
Except those who believed and did righteous deeds, and advised each other to truth and to patience
إِلَّا
illā
except
الَّذِينَ
lladhīna
those who
آمَنُوا
āmanū
believed
Root: أ م ن
وَعَمِلُوا
wa-'amilū
and did
Root: ع م ل
الصَّالِحَاتِ
ṣ-ṣāliḥāt
righteous deeds
Root: ص ل ح
وَتَوَاصَوْا
wa-tawāṣaw
mutually counselled
Root: و ص ي
بِالْحَقِّ
bi-l-ḥaqq
to the truth
Root: ح ق ق
بِالصَّبْرِ
bi-ṣ-ṣabr
to patience
Root: ص ب ر