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Surah Al-Qadr

Meccan 5 Ayahs Juz 1
القدر

Surah Al-Qadr (القدر) is chapter 97 of the Holy Quran — a Meccan surah of 5 verses (ayahs).

Bismillah
بِسْمِIn (the) namebis'miٱللَّهِ(of) Allahl-lahiٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِthe Most Graciousl-raḥmāniٱلرَّحِيمِthe Most Mercifull-raḥīmi
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
97:1
إِنَّآIndeed, Weinnāأَنزَلْنَـٰهُrevealed itanzalnāhuفِىinfīلَيْلَةِ(the) Nightlaylatiٱلْقَدْرِ(of) Powerl-qadri١
Indeed, We sent it [i.e., the Qur’ān] down during the Night of Decree.
97:2
وَمَآAnd whatwamāأَدْرَىٰكَcan make you knowadrākaمَاwhatmāلَيْلَةُ(the) Nightlaylatuٱلْقَدْرِ(of) Power (is)l-qadri٢
And what can make you know what is the Night of Decree?
97:3
لَيْلَةُ(The) Nightlaylatuٱلْقَدْرِ(of) Powerl-qadriخَيْرٌۭ(is) betterkhayrunمِّنْthanminأَلْفِa thousandalfiشَهْرٍۢmonth(s)shahrin٣
The Night of Decree is better than a thousand months.
97:4
تَنَزَّلُDescendtanazzaluٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُthe Angelsl-malāikatuوَٱلرُّوحُand the Spiritwal-rūḥuفِيهَاthereinfīhāبِإِذْنِby (the) permissionbi-idh'niرَبِّهِم(of) their Lordrabbihimمِّنforminكُلِّeverykulliأَمْرٍۢaffairamrin٤
The angels and the Spirit [i.e., Gabriel] descend therein by permission of their Lord for every matter.
97:5
سَلَـٰمٌPeacesalāmunهِىَit (is)hiyaحَتَّىٰuntilḥattāمَطْلَعِ(the) emergencemaṭlaʿiٱلْفَجْرِ(of) the dawnl-fajri٥
Peace it is until the emergence of dawn.