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Surah 97 · 5 verses

Al-Qadr

القدر

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ

1

إِنَّآ أَنزَلْنَـٰهُ فِى لَيْلَةِ ٱلْقَدْرِ

Indeed, We sent it [i.e., the Qur’ān] down during the Night of Decree.

Innaa anzalnaahu fee lailatil qadr

Word by word
إِنَّآ
innā
Indeed, We
أَنزَلْنَـٰهُ
anzalnāhu
revealed it
فِى
fī
in
لَيْلَةِ
laylati
(the) Night
ٱلْقَدْرِ
l-qadri
(of) Power
Interpretation

Indeed, I revealed the Qur’ān at once to the heaven nearest to the world, just as I started off revealing it to Muhammad (peace be upon him), on the Night of Decree in the month of Ramadan.

Scholars' interpretation (al-Mukhtasar fi at-Tafsir). This is neither the Qur'an nor a translation of the verse.

2

وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا لَيْلَةُ ٱلْقَدْرِ

And what can make you know what is the Night of Decree?

Wa maa adraaka ma lailatul qadr

Word by word
وَمَآ
wamā
And what
أَدْرَىٰكَ
adrāka
can make you know
مَا
mā
what
لَيْلَةُ
laylatu
(the) Night
ٱلْقَدْرِ
l-qadri
(of) Power (is)
Interpretation

O Prophet! Do you know what goodness and blessings lie in this night?

Scholars' interpretation (al-Mukhtasar fi at-Tafsir). This is neither the Qur'an nor a translation of the verse.

3

لَيْلَةُ ٱلْقَدْرِ خَيْرٌ مِّنْ أَلْفِ شَهْرٍ

The Night of Decree is better than a thousand months.

Lailatul qadri khairum min alfee shahr

Word by word
لَيْلَةُ
laylatu
(The) Night
ٱلْقَدْرِ
l-qadri
(of) Power
خَيْرٌۭ
khayrun
(is) better
مِّنْ
min
than
أَلْفِ
alfi
a thousand
شَهْرٍۢ
shahrin
month(s)
Interpretation

This night is a night of great goodness; it is better than a thousand months for the one who stands in prayer during it, whilst having faith and hoping for reward.

Scholars' interpretation (al-Mukhtasar fi at-Tafsir). This is neither the Qur'an nor a translation of the verse.

4

تَنَزَّلُ ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ وَٱلرُّوحُ فِيهَا بِإِذْنِ رَبِّهِم مِّن كُلِّ أَمْرٍ

The angels and the Spirit [i.e., Gabriel] descend therein by permission of their Lord for every matter.

Tanaz zalul malaa-ikatu war roohu feeha bi izni-rab bihim min kulli amr

Word by word
تَنَزَّلُ
tanazzalu
Descend
ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ
l-malāikatu
the Angels
وَٱلرُّوحُ
wal-rūḥu
and the Spirit
فِيهَا
fīhā
therein
بِإِذْنِ
bi-idh'ni
by (the) permission
رَبِّهِم
rabbihim
(of) their Lord
مِّن
min
for
كُلِّ
kulli
every
أَمْرٍۢ
amrin
affair
Interpretation

The angels and Gabriel (peace be upon him) descend during it with the permission of their Lord (may He be glorified), bringing every matter Allah has decreed to happen that year, whether it be sustenance, deaths, births or anything else He has decreed.

Scholars' interpretation (al-Mukhtasar fi at-Tafsir). This is neither the Qur'an nor a translation of the verse.

5

سَلَـٰمٌ هِىَ حَتَّىٰ مَطْلَعِ ٱلْفَجْرِ

Peace it is until the emergence of dawn.

Salaamun hiya hattaa mat la'il fajr

Word by word
سَلَـٰمٌ
salāmun
Peace
هِىَ
hiya
it (is)
حَتَّىٰ
ḥattā
until
مَطْلَعِ
maṭlaʿi
(the) emergence
ٱلْفَجْرِ
l-fajri
(of) the dawn
Interpretation

This whole blessed night contains goodness, right from its beginning until its end, with the breaking of dawn.

Scholars' interpretation (al-Mukhtasar fi at-Tafsir). This is neither the Qur'an nor a translation of the verse.