Al-Asr, (Arabic: العصر, The Declining Day, Eventide, The Epoch, Time") is the 103rd chapter (sūrah) of the Qur’ān, the Muslim holy book. It contains three āyāt or verses. Surat al-‘Asr is the second shortest chapter after al-Kawthar.

۝[1] By the afternoon;۝ verily man employeth himself in that which will prove of loss:۝ except those who believe, and do that which is right; and who mutually recommend the truth, and mutually recommend perseverance unto each other.