Al-Qadr

The Decree

Surah 97 · Meccan · 5 ayahs

القدر

بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

  1. إِنَّآ أَنزَلۡنَٰهُ فِي لَيۡلَةِ ٱلۡقَدۡرِ ١

    Innā anzalnāhu fī laylatil-qadr.

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

  2. وَمَآ أَدۡرَىٰكَ مَا لَيۡلَةُ ٱلۡقَدۡرِ ٢

    Wa mā adrāka mā laylatul-qadr.

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

  3. لَيۡلَةُ ٱلۡقَدۡرِ خَيۡرٞ مِّنۡ أَلۡفِ شَهۡرٖ ٣

    Laylatul-qadri khayrum min alfi shahr.

    The Night of Decree is better than a thousand months.

  4. تَنَزَّلُ ٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ وَٱلرُّوحُ فِيهَا بِإِذۡنِ رَبِّهِم مِّن كُلِّ أَمۡرٖ ٤

    Tanazzalul-malāʾikatu war-rūḥu fīhā biʾidhni rabbihim min kulli amr.

    The angels and the Spirit [i.e., Gabriel] descend therein by permission of their Lord for every matter.1

    Footnotes (1)
    1. Bringing the exact measures apportioned for everything by Allāh in the course of the coming year.
  5. سَلَٰمٌ هِيَ حَتَّىٰ مَطۡلَعِ ٱلۡفَجۡرِ ٥

    Salāmun hiya ḥattā maṭlaʿil-fajr.

    Peace it is1 until the emergence of dawn.

    Footnotes (1)
    1. Upon the believers.