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Surah Al-Qadr: word by word, transliteration and English translation

Surah 97 · القدر · The Power · 5 verses · 30 words

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Bismillah

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

Transliteration bis'mi l-lahi l-raḥmāni l-raḥīmi

English In the name of Allāh, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.

  1. بِسْمِbis'miIn (the) name
  2. ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
  3. ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِl-raḥmānithe Most Gracious
  4. ٱلرَّحِيمِl-raḥīmithe Most Merciful

Verse 1

إِنَّآ أَنزَلْنَـٰهُ فِى لَيْلَةِ ٱلْقَدْرِ

Transliteration innā anzalnāhu fī laylati l-qadri

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

  1. إِنَّآinnāIndeed, We
  2. أَنزَلْنَـٰهُanzalnāhurevealed it
  3. فِىfīin
  4. لَيْلَةِlaylati(the) Night
  5. ٱلْقَدْرِl-qadri(of) Power

Verse 2

وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا لَيْلَةُ ٱلْقَدْرِ

Transliteration wamā adrāka mā laylatu l-qadri

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

  1. وَمَآwamāAnd what
  2. أَدْرَىٰكَadrākacan make you know
  3. مَاmāwhat
  4. لَيْلَةُlaylatu(the) Night
  5. ٱلْقَدْرِl-qadri(of) Power (is)

Verse 3

لَيْلَةُ ٱلْقَدْرِ خَيْرٌ مِّنْ أَلْفِ شَهْرٍ

Transliteration laylatu l-qadri khayrun min alfi shahrin

English The Night of Decree is better than a thousand months.

  1. لَيْلَةُlaylatu(The) Night
  2. ٱلْقَدْرِl-qadri(of) Power
  3. خَيْرٌۭkhayrun(is) better
  4. مِّنْminthan
  5. أَلْفِalfia thousand
  6. شَهْرٍۢshahrinmonth(s)

Verse 4

تَنَزَّلُ ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ وَٱلرُّوحُ فِيهَا بِإِذْنِ رَبِّهِم مِّن كُلِّ أَمْرٍ

Transliteration tanazzalu l-malāikatu wal-rūḥu fīhā bi-idh'ni rabbihim min kulli amrin

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

  1. تَنَزَّلُtanazzaluDescend
  2. ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُl-malāikatuthe Angels
  3. وَٱلرُّوحُwal-rūḥuand the Spirit
  4. فِيهَاfīhātherein
  5. بِإِذْنِbi-idh'niby (the) permission
  6. رَبِّهِمrabbihim(of) their Lord
  7. مِّنminfor
  8. كُلِّkullievery
  9. أَمْرٍۢamrinaffair

Verse 5

سَلَـٰمٌ هِىَ حَتَّىٰ مَطْلَعِ ٱلْفَجْرِ

Transliteration salāmun hiya ḥattā maṭlaʿi l-fajri

English Peace it is until the emergence of dawn.

  1. سَلَـٰمٌsalāmunPeace
  2. هِىَhiyait (is)
  3. حَتَّىٰḥattāuntil
  4. مَطْلَعِmaṭlaʿi(the) emergence
  5. ٱلْفَجْرِl-fajri(of) the dawn

Word by word and transliteration: Quran.com. English translation: Saheeh International. Recitation: Mishary Alafasy, from EveryAyah.com. MyDugsi is a learning aid, not a replacement for a qualified teacher.