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The surah gives a short path to success: faith, good deeds, truth, and patience.

It is a Makki surah with 3 ayahs.

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

  • بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

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Surah Al-'Asr

3 ayahs with word-by-word meanings. Read the bilingual lesson for Surah Al-'Asr and test your understanding with a focused quiz.

Lesson

1. سُورَةُ العصر

The surah gives a short path to success: faith, good deeds, truth, and patience.

It is a Makki surah with 3 ayahs.

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

  • بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

2. وَٱلْعَصْرِ ﴿١﴾

By time,

  • وَٱلْعَصْرِ ﴿١﴾
WordMeaning
وَٱلْعَصْرِBy the time

3. إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ لَفِى خُسْرٍ ﴿٢﴾

Indeed, mankind is in loss,

  • إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ لَفِى خُسْرٍ ﴿٢﴾
WordMeaning
إِنَّIndeed
ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَmankind
لَفِى(is) surely, in
خُسْرٍloss

4. إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِٱلْحَقِّ وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِٱلصَّبْرِ ﴿٣﴾

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

  • إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِٱلْحَقِّ وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِٱلصَّبْرِ ﴿٣﴾
WordMeaning
إِلَّاExcept
ٱلَّذِينَthose who
ءَامَنُوا۟believe
وَعَمِلُوا۟and do
ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِrighteous deeds
وَتَوَاصَوْا۟and enjoin (each other)
بِٱلْحَقِّto the truth
وَتَوَاصَوْا۟and enjoin (each other)
بِٱلصَّبْرِto [the] patience

5. Summary

The surah gives a short path to success: faith, good deeds, truth, and patience.

WordMeaning
وَٱلْعَصْرِBy the time
إِنَّIndeed
ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَmankind
لَفِى(is) surely, in
خُسْرٍloss
إِلَّاExcept

Practice questions

Question 1

Choose the meaning of وَٱلْعَصْرِ.

  • By the time
  • Indeed
  • mankind
  • (is) surely, in

Question 2

Complete the word-by-word translation.

Question 3

Complete the word-by-word translation.

Question 4

Match the Quranic words with their meanings.

Question 5

Match the Quranic words with their meanings.

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