# Surah Al-Asr (العَصْر) — The Declining Day, Epoch

> **Chapter 103 of the Holy Quran** · **3 Verses** · **Meccan Revelation**

- **Canonical Reading Page**: https://easyquran.io/surah-al-asr
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- **Machine-Readable JSON Dataset**: https://easyquran.io/surah-data/103.json
- **Reciter**: Sheikh Mishary Rashid Al-Afasy
- **Script**: Authentic Uthmanic Arabic Script (Hafs 'an 'Asim)
- **English Translation**: Saheeh International (100+ additional languages available on the interactive web reader)

## Complete Quran Text & English Translation (3 Verses)

### Verse 103:1

وَٱلۡعَصۡرِ

By time

### Verse 103:2

إِنَّ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ لَفِي خُسۡرٍ

Indeed, mankind is in loss

### Verse 103:3

إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَعَمِلُواْ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ وَتَوَاصَوۡاْ بِٱلۡحَقِّ وَتَوَاصَوۡاْ بِٱلصَّبۡرِ

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