Surah Al-Qadr (undefined) is the 97th chapter of the Holy Quran. It was revealed in Mecca and contains 5 verses (ayahs). Read it below with the Arabic text, transliteration, and English translation, or open it as interactive flashcards to memorize it verse by verse.
- 97:1
بِّسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ إِنَّآ أَنزَلْنَٰهُ فِى لَيْلَةِ ٱلْقَدْرِ
Innaa anzalnaahu fee lailatil qadr
Indeed, We sent the Qur'an down during the Night of Decree.
- 97:2
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا لَيْلَةُ ٱلْقَدْرِ
Wa maa adraaka ma lailatul qadr
And what can make you know what is the Night of Decree?
- 97:3
لَيْلَةُ ٱلْقَدْرِ خَيْرٌۭ مِّنْ أَلْفِ شَهْرٍۢ
Lailatul qadri khairum min alfee shahr
The Night of Decree is better than a thousand months.
- 97:4
تَنَزَّلُ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ وَٱلرُّوحُ فِيهَا بِإِذْنِ رَبِّهِم مِّن كُلِّ أَمْرٍۢ
Tanaz zalul malaa-ikatu war roohu feeha bi izni-rab bihim min kulli amr
The angels and the Spirit descend therein by permission of their Lord for every matter.
- 97:5
سَلَٰمٌ هِىَ حَتَّىٰ مَطْلَعِ ٱلْفَجْرِ
Salaamun hiya hattaa mat la'il fajr
Peace it is until the emergence of dawn.
About Surah Al-Qadr
Al-Qadr, the Night of Decree, describes Laylatul Qadr, the blessed night on which the Quran began to descend, a night better than a thousand months. On it the angels come down with every decree, and it is full of peace until the break of dawn. Muslims seek this night in the last ten days of Ramadan.
Themes: The Night of Decree, Better than a thousand months, The descent of the Quran, Ramadan
Arabic: Uthmani script (Hafs). Translation: English. Recitation: Mishary Rashid Alafasy. See Sources for full attribution.