Surah Al-Asr Transliteration, Translation and Benefits

Background Surah Information
Surah Al-Asr is considered a Meccan surah which takes from the first word of the Surah. It translates to mean the declining day referring to late afternoon.

Sayyidna Ubaidullah Ibn Hisn (رض) reports that whenever two Companions of the Holy Prophet (ﷺ) met, they would not part company until one of them had recited Surah Al-Asr in its entirety to the other [Transmitted by At-Tabarni]

This message of this Surah is a reminder that all human beings are in perpetual loss, except those who have strong imaan (faith). It also touches on the importance of being righteous, going towards the truth, and practicing and encouraging Sabr (patience) among the ummah. It is said that although Surah Asr is one of the shortest Surahs of the Qur’an with 3 verses, it contains the core message of the Qur’an.

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🤲 Here you can read Surah Asr in Arabic text but for those not strong in reading Arabic, we’ve included the roman transliteration to help you with the pronunciation.
🤲 For the knowledge seekers we’ve incorporated various respected English translations to help understand the meaning of each verse. We’re also expanding to include more languages to help people understand these verses in their native tongue. Currently, this includes Hindi, Urdu, and Malay.
🤲 You can listen to the MP3 audio of Surah Asrwith the beautiful recitation by Mishary Al-Alfasy, just press play. For faster navigation use the keyboard shortcuts spacebar, d, and/or arrow keys.
🤲 Once you press play it will automatically scroll to the correct verse giving a hands-free experience so you can just focus on reading and don’t need to scroll. You can turn this feature off in the settings. (keyboard shortcuts, s=settings, t=tafsir, and q= Qur’an navigational menu).
🤲 Lastly, if you want to take it one step further you can go to the individual ayat pages where you’ll find the Quranic commentaries by Ibn Katheer and Abul Ala Maududi which expound on each verse in detail.