Surah Al-'Asr, Ayah 3 (103:3)

ٱلْعَصْر

إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِٱلْحَقِّ وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِٱلصَّبْرِ

Quran 103:3 is ayah 3 of Surah Al-'Asr (“The Declining Day”), a Meccan surah of 3 ayahs. It is in Juz 30, on page 601 of the Madani Mushaf.

103:3
إِلَّاٱلَّذِينَءَامَنُوا۟وَعَمِلُوا۟ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِوَتَوَاصَوْا۟بِٱلْحَقِّوَتَوَاصَوْا۟بِٱلصَّبْرِ٣
illā alladhīna āmanū waʿamilū l-ṣāliḥāti watawāṣaw bil-ḥaqi watawāṣaw bil-ṣabri

Except for those who have believed and done righteous deeds and advised each other to truth and advised each other to patience.(3)

Word by word

  1. إِلَّاillāExcept
  2. ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
  3. ءَامَنُوا۟āmanūbelieve
  4. وَعَمِلُوا۟waʿamilūand do
  5. ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِl-ṣāliḥātirighteous deeds
  6. وَتَوَاصَوْا۟watawāṣawand enjoin (each other)
  7. بِٱلْحَقِّbil-ḥaqito the truth
  8. وَتَوَاصَوْا۟watawāṣawand enjoin (each other)
  9. بِٱلصَّبْرِbil-ṣabrito [the] patience

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