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Creator Verses

Surah 97

Al-Qadr

The Power

5 verses · Makkan · revealed 25th

القدر

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

إِنَّآ أَنزَلْنَـٰهُ فِى لَيْلَةِ ٱلْقَدْرِ

Inna anzalnahu fee laylatialqadr

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

We have sent it (the Qur’ān) down in the Night of Qadr.

وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا لَيْلَةُ ٱلْقَدْرِ

Wama adraka ma laylatualqadr

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

And what may let you know what the Night of Qadr is?

لَيْلَةُ ٱلْقَدْرِ خَيْرٌ مِّنْ أَلْفِ شَهْرٍ

Laylatu alqadri khayrun min alfi shahr

The Night of Decree is better than a thousand months.

The Night of Qadr is much better than one thousand months.

تَنَزَّلُ ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ وَٱلرُّوحُ فِيهَا بِإِذْنِ رَبِّهِم مِّن كُلِّ أَمْرٍ

Tanazzalu almala-ikatu warroohufeeha bi-ithni rabbihim min kulli amr

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

The angels and the Spirit descend in it, with the leave of your Lord, along with every command.

سَلَـٰمٌ هِىَ حَتَّىٰ مَطْلَعِ ٱلْفَجْرِ

Salamun hiya hatta matlaAAialfajr

Peace it is until the emergence of dawn.

Peace it is till the debut of dawn.