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Translation comparisonCompare Al-Qadr in English
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بِّسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ إِنَّآ أَنزَلْنَٰهُ فِى لَيْلَةِ ٱلْقَدْرِ ﴿1﴾
Ahmed Ali
TRULY WE REVEALED it on the Night of Determination.
Ahmed Raza Khan
We have indeed sent down the Qur’an in the Night of Destiny.
Arberry
Behold, We sent it down on the Night of Power;
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا لَيْلَةُ ٱلْقَدْرِ ﴿2﴾
Ahmed Ali
How will you know what the Night of Determination is?
Ahmed Raza Khan
And what have you understood, what the Night of Destiny is!
Arberry
And what shall teach thee what is the Night of Power?
لَيْلَةُ ٱلْقَدْرِ خَيْرٌۭ مِّنْ أَلْفِ شَهْرٍۢ ﴿3﴾
Ahmed Ali
Better is the Night of Determination than a thousand months.
Ahmed Raza Khan
The Night of Destiny is better than a thousand months.
Arberry
The Night of Power is better than a thousand months;
تَنَزَّلُ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ وَٱلرُّوحُ فِيهَا بِإِذْنِ رَبِّهِم مِّن كُلِّ أَمْرٍۢ ﴿4﴾
Ahmed Ali
On (this night) the angels and grace descend by the dispensation of their Lord, for settling all affairs.
Ahmed Raza Khan
In it descend the angels and Jibreel, by the command of their Lord – for all works.
Arberry
in it the angels and the Spirit descend, by the leave of their Lord, upon every command.
سَلَٰمٌ هِىَ حَتَّىٰ مَطْلَعِ ٱلْفَجْرِ ﴿5﴾
Ahmed Ali
It is peace till the dawning of the day.
Ahmed Raza Khan
It is peace until the rising of dawn.
Arberry
Peace it is, till the rising of dawn.