Al Asr

Shakir

1 I swear by the time,

Pickthall

1 In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By the declining day,

Transliteration

1 WaalAAasri

Yusuf Ali

1 By (the Token of) Time (through the ages),

Shakir

2 Most surely man is in loss,

Pickthall

2 Lo! man is a state of loss,

Transliteration

2 Inna alinsana lafee khusrin

Yusuf Ali

2 Verily Man is in loss,

Shakir

3 Except those who believe and do good, and enjoin on each other truth, and enjoin on each other patience.

Pickthall

3 Save those who believe and do good works, and exhort one another to truth and exhort one another to endurance.

Transliteration

3 Illa allatheena amanoo waAAamiloo alssalihati watawasaw bialhaqqi watawasaw bialssabri

Yusuf Ali

3 Except such as have Faith, and do righteous deeds, and (join together) in the mutual teaching of Truth, and of Patience and Constancy.