Al-'Asr

وَٱلْعَصْرِ١

WalAAasr

By time,

(I swear) by the Time,

إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ لَفِى خُسْرٍ٢

Inna al-insana lafee khusr

Indeed, mankind is in loss,

man is in a state of loss indeed,

إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِٱلْحَقِّ وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِٱلصَّبْرِ٣

Illa allatheena amanoowaAAamiloo assalihati watawasaw bilhaqqiwatawasaw bissabr

Except for those who have believed and done righteous deeds and advised each other to truth and advised each other to patience.

except those who believed and did righteous deeds, and exhorted each other to follow truth, and exhorted each other to observe patience.