بِسمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحمٰنِ الرَّحيمِ وَالعَصرِ
WaalAAasri
1. By the declining day
إِنَّ الإِنسٰنَ لَفى خُسرٍ
Inna alinsana lafee khusrin
2. Lo! man is a state of loss
إِلَّا الَّذينَ ءامَنوا وَعَمِلُوا الصّٰلِحٰتِ وَتَواصَوا بِالحَقِّ وَتَواصَوا بِالصَّبرِ
Illa allatheena amanoo waAAamiloo alssalihati watawasaw bialhaqqi watawasaw bialssabri
3. Save those who believe and do good works, and exhort one another to truth and exhort one another to endurance
Surah Al-Asr has 3 ayat and is a Meccan surah.
Al-Asr means "The Declining Day, Epoch". Named 'Time', a brief surah holding that only faith, good deeds, and mutual encouragement in truth save a person from loss.