Al Asr

Transliteration

1 WaalAAasri

Yusuf Ali

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

Shakir

1 I swear by the time,

Transliteration

2 Inna alinsana lafee khusrin

Yusuf Ali

2 Verily Man is in loss,

Shakir

2 Most surely man is in loss,

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.

Shakir

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