1
إِنَّآ أَنزَلۡنَٰهُ فِي لَيۡلَةِ ٱلۡقَدۡرِ ﴿1﴾
ہم نے اس (قرآن) کو شب قدر میں نازل (کرنا شروع) کیا
Tafsir — verse 1
We sent it down on the Night of Decree — the Quran’s descent began on this honoured night.
Surah 97 of 114 • 5 verses • Makki
سُوْرَةُ الْقَدْرِ
Surah Al-Qadr (The Power, Fate)
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بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
2
وَمَآ أَدۡرَىٰكَ مَا لَيۡلَةُ ٱلۡقَدۡرِ ﴿2﴾
اور تمہیں کیا معلوم کہ شب قدر کیا ہے؟
Tafsir — verse 2
What will tell you what the Night of Decree is? — its rank exceeds imagination.
3
لَيۡلَةُ ٱلۡقَدۡرِ خَيۡرࣱ مِّنۡ أَلۡفِ شَهۡرࣲ ﴿3﴾
شب قدر ہزار مہینے سے بہتر ہے
Tafsir — verse 3
Better than a thousand months — one night outweighs 83 years of worship.
4
تَنَزَّلُ ٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ وَٱلرُّوحُ فِيهَا بِإِذۡنِ رَبِّهِم مِّن كُلِّ أَمۡرࣲ ﴿4﴾
اس میں روح (الامین) اور فرشتے ہر کام کے (انتظام کے) لیے اپنے پروردگار کے حکم سے اترتے ہیں
Tafsir — verse 4
Angels and the Spirit descend with every decree — mercy, blessing and destined affairs.
5
سَلَٰمٌ هِيَ حَتَّىٰ مَطۡلَعِ ٱلۡفَجۡرِ ﴿5﴾
یہ (رات) طلوع صبح تک (امان اور) سلامتی ہے
Tafsir — verse 5
Peace till dawn — safety from all evil through the night; seek it in the last ten, odd nights most hoped.
Arabic: Uthmani script. Urdu meaning: Fateh Muhammad Jalandhry • English: The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab • Hindi: Suhel Farooq Khan • Text via quran-api (fawazahmed0) • Recitation: Mishary Alafasy, Abdul Basit, Mahmoud Al-Husary, Maher Al-Muaiqly & Muhammad Al-Minshawi via EveryAyah — choose your reciter above. Translation audio: English (Sahih International, Ibrahim Walk) & Urdu (Shamshad Ali Khan) via EveryAyah; Hindi uses your device's voice reader and needs internet voices on some phones. Spoken translation wording may differ slightly from the displayed text. Educational content — not a fatwa. See methodology.
Reviewed • 2026-01-01Our methodology
About Surah Al-Qadr (The Power, Fate)
Surah Al-Qadr is surah 97 of 114 — 5 verses, Makki. Read it above in Arabic with Urdu, English and Hindi translation, transliteration and audio, or continue to all 114 surahs and the full Quran with 30 paras.
Tafsir summary
Decree: the Night of Decree — better than a thousand months — angels descending with peace till dawn.
Key themes: Night of Decree • Angels’ descent • Peace
- Verse 1: We sent it down on the Night of Decree.
- Verse 3: Better than a thousand months.
Summary: Hikmah Noor editorial. For rulings and detail see classical tafsir (Ibn Kathir, Jalalayn) and consult scholars — our methodology.
Frequently asked questions
How many verses are in Surah Al-Qadr?
Surah Al-Qadr (The Power, Fate) has 5 verses and is Makki (revealed in Mecca).
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What is Surah Al-Qadr about?
Decree: the Night of Decree — better than a thousand months — angels descending with peace till dawn. Key themes: Night of Decree, Angels’ descent, Peace.