A Primer of Religious Knowledge — Page 53
M AU L M AU L A A N N A A H AK E E M NO OR-U D -DE E N H AK E E M NO OR-U D -DE E N R A R A 53 سُوۡرَۃ ُ الۡعَصۡرِ S u rah al-‘A s r [Chapter 103 of the Holy Quran] اَّلِا َنْيِذَّلا ِمْسِب ِهّٰللا ِنٰمْحَّرلا ِمْيِحَّرلا۰۰َو ِرْصَعْلا۰۰َّۙنِا َناَسْنِاْلا ْيِفَل ٍرْسُخ۰۰ۙ اْوُنَمٰا َو اوُلِمَع ِتٰحِلّٰصلا َو اْوَصاَوَت ِّقَحْلاِب١ۙ۬ َو اْوَصاَوَت ِرْبَّصلاِب۰۰ؒ Bismill a hir-Ra h m a nir-Ra hi m. Wal-‘A s r. Innal-ins a na laf i khusr. Illalladh i na a man u wa ‘amilu s-sa li ha ti wa taw as au bil-haqq, wa taw as au bi s-s abr. 1. In the name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful. 2. By the testimony of time, 3. Surely, man is in a state of loss, 4. Except those who believe and do good works, and exhort one another to accept truth, and exhort one another to be steadfast.