Translation of the meanings Surah Al-Qadr - English Translation - Abdullah Hasan Yaqoub - The Noble Qur'an Encyclopedia

Al-Qadr

Ayah: 1

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.

Ayah: 2

وَمَآ أَدۡرَىٰكَ مَا لَيۡلَةُ ٱلۡقَدۡرِ

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

Ayah: 3

لَيۡلَةُ ٱلۡقَدۡرِ خَيۡرٞ مِّنۡ أَلۡفِ شَهۡرٖ

3. The Night of Decree is better than a thousand months2.

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. 

Ayah: 4

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 Decrees3.

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

Ayah: 5

سَلَٰمٌ هِيَ حَتَّىٰ مَطۡلَعِ ٱلۡفَجۡرِ

5. It is all Peace4 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 said, "Search for the Night of Decree in the odd nights of the last ten nights of Ramadan."