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97. Al-Qadr

The Power · Meccan · 5 verses · Revelation order 25

القدر

The Surah has been titled after the word al-qadr in the very first verse.

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ

97:1

ٱلرَّحِيمِإِنَّآ أَنزَلۡنَٰهُ فِي لَيۡلَةِ ٱلۡقَدۡرِ

Saheeh International

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

Wahiduddin Khan

We sent it [Quran] down on the Night of Destiny

Shabbir Ahmed

Behold, We have revealed it in the Night of Majesty

97:2

وَمَآ أَدۡرَىٰكَ مَا لَيۡلَةُ ٱلۡقَدۡرِ

Saheeh International

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

Wahiduddin Khan

And what will make you comprehend what the Night of Destiny is

Shabbir Ahmed

Ah, what will enlighten you what it is, the Night of Majesty

97:3

لَيۡلَةُ ٱلۡقَدۡرِ خَيۡرࣱ مِّنۡ أَلۡفِ شَهۡرࣲ‏

Saheeh International

The Night of Decree is better than a thousand months.

Wahiduddin Khan

The Night of Destiny is better than a thousand months

Shabbir Ahmed

The Night of Majesty is better than a thousand months. (A day of enlightenment is better than a life-time of ignorance)

97:4

تَنَزَّلُ ٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ وَٱلرُّوحُ فِيهَا بِإِذۡنِ رَبِّهِم مِّن كُلِّ أَمۡرࣲ‏

Saheeh International

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

Wahiduddin Khan

on that night, the angels and the Spirit come down by the permission of their Lord with His decrees for all matters

Shabbir Ahmed

The Universal forces and the Divine Revelation have descended therein, by their Lord's Leave and shall work in concert with every Decree to carry out His plan

97:5

سَلَٰمٌ هِيَ حَتَّىٰ مَطۡلَعِ ٱلۡفَجۡرِ

Saheeh International

Peace it is until the emergence of dawn.

Wahiduddin Khan

it is all peace till the break of dawn

Shabbir Ahmed

Peace! It is a Message of Peace, and inevitably shall dawn a new Morning of Enlightenment