إِنَّآ أَنزَلْنَـٰهُ فِى لَيْلَةِ ٱلْقَدْرِ 97:1
Inna anzalnahu fee laylatialqadr
Lo! We revealed it on the Night of Predestination.
Surah Qadr — The Power
Also spelled Surah Al Qadr.
Surah Al-Qadr at a glance
- How many verses does Surah Al-Qadr have?
- Surah Al-Qadr has 5 verses (ayat).
- Which juz is Surah Al-Qadr in?
- Juz 30, also called Para 30. Read Juz 30.
- Was Surah Al-Qadr revealed in Makkah or Madinah?
- It was revealed in Makkah, so it is a Meccan (Makki) surah.
- What does Al-Qadr mean?
- Al-Qadr means “The Power”. In Arabic it is written القدر.
- Where is Surah Al-Qadr in the Quran?
- It is chapter 97 of 114. Page 598 of the standard 604-page mushaf.
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا لَيْلَةُ ٱلْقَدْرِ 97:2
Wama adraka ma laylatualqadr
Ah, what will convey unto thee what the Night of Power is!
لَيْلَةُ ٱلْقَدْرِ خَيْرٌ مِّنْ أَلْفِ شَهْرٍ 97:3
Laylatu alqadri khayrun min alfi shahr
The Night of Power is better than a thousand months.
تَنَزَّلُ ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ وَٱلرُّوحُ فِيهَا بِإِذْنِ رَبِّهِم مِّن كُلِّ أَمْرٍ 97:4
Tanazzalu almala-ikatu warroohufeeha bi-ithni rabbihim min kulli amr
The angels and the Spirit descend therein, by the permission of their Lord, with all decrees.
سَلَـٰمٌ هِىَ حَتَّىٰ مَطْلَعِ ٱلْفَجْرِ 97:5
Salamun hiya hatta matlaAAialfajr
(The night is) Peace until the rising of the dawn.
English translation by Marmaduke Pickthall (public domain). Transliteration is a mechanical romanisation. Arabic in the Uthmani script.