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سورة العصر

Surah Al-'Asr · The Declining Day

The full surah in the Uthmani script, with the transliteration and the English meaning (Saheeh International) of each ayah, and recitation by Sheikh al-Husary and Sheikh al-Minshawi.

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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

وَٱلْعَصْرِ ۝١

wal-ʿaṣr

By time,

إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ لَفِى خُسْرٍ ۝٢

inna l-insāna lafī khus'r

Indeed, mankind is in loss,

إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِٱلْحَقِّ وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِٱلصَّبْرِ ۝٣

illā alladhīna āmanū waʿamilū l-ṣāliḥāti watawāṣaw bil-ḥaqi watawāṣaw bil-ṣabr

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

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  1. They listen to the ayah from the teaching sheikh.
  2. They repeat it with him two or three times.
  3. They recite it from memory and record their voice for a parent to hear.
  4. It comes back in review until it sticks.
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Quran text in the Uthmani script, Hafs from 'Asim. English meaning: Saheeh International. Transliteration: Quran.com.