103) Sūrat Al-`Aşr | Printed format | 103) سُورَة العَصر |
| Toggle thick letters. Most people make the mistake of thickening thin letters in the words that have other (highlighted) thick letter | Toggle to highlight thick letters خصضغطقظ رَ | |
| (or The Epoch) THESE 3 MECCAN verses were revealed after Consolation 94, but Tbefore Jonah 10 and The Chargers 100, and about the same time as The Earthquake 99. It offers us a consoling prayer which is recited frequently, since it brings home to us how all things change, and we must learn patiently to face the inevitable. A final consonant in -r carries the rhyme. In the name of God, the Mercy-giving, the Merciful! | ||
| Wa Al-`Aşri | 103-001* By eventide, everyman | وَالْعَصْرِ |
| 'Inna Al-'Insāna Lafī Khusrin | 103-002* [feels] at a loss | إِنَّ الإِنسَانَ لَفِي خُسْر ٍ |
| 'Illā Al-Ladhīna 'Āmanū Wa `Amilū Aş-Şāliĥāti Wa Tawāşaw Bil-Ĥaqqi Wa Tawāşaw Biş-Şabri | 103-003* except for those who believe, perform honorable deeds, encourage Truth, and recommend patience. | إِلاَّ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالْحَقِّ وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالصَّبْرِ |