Translation of the Meanings Surah Al-Qadr - English Translation - Abdullah Hasan Yaqoub - Encyclopedia of the Noble Quran

Al-Qadr

1 : 97

إِنَّآ أَنزَلۡنَٰهُ فِي لَيۡلَةِ ٱلۡقَدۡرِ

1. Indeed, We have sent down (the Qur’an) during the Night of Decree (and Glory) ^[1].

[1]. In which the year’s events are released of provisions, deaths, births, calamities, and other things for the whole (coming) year as decreed by Allâh.

2 : 97

وَمَآ أَدۡرَىٰكَ مَا لَيۡلَةُ ٱلۡقَدۡرِ

2. And what makes you know what the Night of Decree is?

3 : 97

لَيۡلَةُ ٱلۡقَدۡرِ خَيۡرٞ مِّنۡ أَلۡفِ شَهۡرٖ

3. The Night of Decree is better than a thousand months ^[2].

[2]. I.e. worshipping Allâh in that night is better than worshipping Him a thousand months, i.e. 83 years and 4 months for whoever prays out of sincere faith and hoping for a reward from Allāh. 

4 : 97

تَنَزَّلُ ٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ وَٱلرُّوحُ فِيهَا بِإِذۡنِ رَبِّهِم مِّن كُلِّ أَمۡرٖ

4. The angels and the (holy) spirit (Gabriel) descend in it by the Permission of their Lord (Allāh) with all Decrees ^[3].

[3]. To descend down with everyone's destiny that is decreed by Allāh from that year to the next.

5 : 97

سَلَٰمٌ هِيَ حَتَّىٰ مَطۡلَعِ ٱلۡفَجۡرِ

5. Peace ^[4] it is, untill the break of dawn.

[4]. And blessings upon the believers from its beginning untill its end by the appearance of dawn.
Muhammad, God's Messenger ﷺ said, "Search for the Night of Decree in the odd nights of the last ten nights of Ramadan."