Revealed in Makkah, Surah Al-Qadr (The Power) honors the Night of Decree (Laylat-ul-Qadr), the blessed night in which the Quran was first sent down. It describes this night as better than a thousand months, during which the angels and the Spirit (Gabriel) descend with every divine decree, filling the earth with absolute peace and blessings until the break of dawn.
Transliteration
Inna anzalnahu fee laylati alqadri
Translation
We sent it down on the Night of Decree
Celebrates 'Laylat al-Qadr' (The Night of Decree/Power) during the final ten nights of Ramadan, wherein the Quran was first sent down from the Preserved Tablet to the lowest heaven.
Transliteration
Wama adraka ma laylatu alqadri
Translation
But what will convey to you what the Night of Decree is
Uses the majestic rhetorical question to underscore that the spiritual value, blessings, and angelic descent of Laylatul-Qadr exceed mortal human estimation.
Transliteration
Laylatu alqadri khayrun min alfi shahrin
Translation
The Night of Decree is better than a thousand months
Establishes the unmatched spiritual value of Laylat al-Qadr: a single night of worship during this night is equivalent to more than one thousand months (over 83 years and 4 months)—exceeding an entire human lifetime of continuous devotion.
Transliteration
Tanazzalu almalaikatu waalrroohu feeha biithni rabbihim min kulli amrin
Translation
In it descend the angels and the Spirit, by the leave of their Lord, with every command
Describes the celestial descent on that night: Archangel Gabriel ('Ar-Ruh') and vast legions of angels descend to Earth carrying divine peace, safety, and annual decrees until the break of dawn.
Transliteration
Salamun hiya hatta matlaAAi alfajri
Translation
Peace it is; until the rise of dawn
Describes the unbroken serenity of the Night of Decree—a night permeated with spiritual security, angelic greetings of peace, and divine mercy that continues uninterrupted until the break of dawn.