There are 3 verses in this ‘Makki’ surah. Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq (a.s.) has said that the person who recites this surah in his recommended prayers will have a shining face on the Day of Judgement.
The one who recites this surah will be patient in adversity and will be counted from among the people of truth. If this surah is written after ‘Isha prayers and kept, it will be a safety from the tyrant ruler in whose presence one is brought.
بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ
<font color="000000"><b>In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.</b></font>
وَالْعَصْرِۙ(1)
<font color="000000"><b>(1) I swear by the time,</b></font>
اِنَّ الْاِنْسَانَ لَفِىْ خُسْرٍۙ(2)
<font color="000000"><b>(2) Most surely man is in loss,</b></font>
اِلَّا الَّذِيْنَ اٰمَنُوْا وَ عَمِلُوا الصّٰلِحٰتِ وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالْحَقِّ ۙ وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالصَّبْرِ(3)
<font color="000000"><b>(3) Except those who believe and do good, and enjoin on each other truth, and enjoin on each other patience.</b></font>
