Surah Al-Qadr

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

1. 97:1 ▶

   إِنَّآ أَنزَلْنَـٰهُ فِى لَيْلَةِ ٱلْقَدْرِ ﴿١﴾

   innā 'anzalnāhu fī laylati l-qadr

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

2. 97:2 ▶

   وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا لَيْلَةُ ٱلْقَدْرِ ﴿٢﴾

   wamā 'adrāka mā laylatu l-qadr

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

3. 97:3 ▶

   لَيْلَةُ ٱلْقَدْرِ خَيْرٌ مِّنْ أَلْفِ شَهْرٍ ﴿٣﴾

   laylatu l-qadri khayrum min 'alfi shahr

   The Night of Decree is better than a thousand months.

4. 97:4 ▶

   تَنَزَّلُ ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ وَٱلرُّوحُ فِيهَا بِإِذْنِ رَبِّهِم مِّن كُلِّ أَمْرٍ ﴿٤﴾

   tanazzalu l-malā'ikatu war-rūḥu fīhā bi'idhni rabbihim min kulli 'amr

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

   Bringing the exact measures apportioned for everything by Allāh in the course of the coming year.

5. 97:5 ▶

   سَلَـٰمٌ هِىَ حَتَّىٰ مَطْلَعِ ٱلْفَجْرِ ﴿٥﴾

   salāmun hiya ḥattā maṭlaʿi l-fajr

   Peace it is until the emergence of dawn.

   Upon the believers.

In the transliteration, “|”: the reciter stops; “·”: sakt, a brief cut without taking a breath.