Surah Al-Asr - English Translation by N J Dawood
وَٱلۡعَصۡرِ
I SWEAR by the declining day
Surah Al-Asr, Verse 1
إِنَّ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ لَفِي خُسۡرٍ
that perdition shall be the lot of Man
Surah Al-Asr, Verse 2
إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَعَمِلُواْ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَٰتِ وَتَوَاصَوۡاْ بِٱلۡحَقِّ وَتَوَاصَوۡاْ بِٱلصَّبۡرِ
except for those who believe and do good works; who exhort each other to justice and to fortitude
Surah Al-Asr, Verse 3