Surah Al-Asr
Paper-cut picture from Surah Al-Asr: a large wooden hourglass on desert sand, golden sand flowing from top to bottom in soft dusk light
Al-Asr 103:2

In loss

إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ لَفِى خُسْرٍ ٢

Surah mind map
The meaning, simply

Allah swears that people are truly at a loss, like a trader who loses his capital, except those who do the four things the next verse names.

Meaning from Tafsir Al-Muyassar, simplified for children. Reviewed by Sherif Alkady, 16 October 2026.

Words to understand
خُسْرٍ
loss
Think with me

The sand in the hourglass falls and never comes back. What does a person lose when a whole day passes with no good deed?

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