وَالْعَصْرِ (1)

By the time!

إِنَّ الْإِنْسَانَ لَفِي خُسْرٍ (2)

Lo! Man is in a state of loss;

إِلَّا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالْحَقِّ وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالصَّبْرِ (3)

save those who have faith and do righteous deeds, and counsel each other to hold on to truth and counsel each other to be steadfast.