Sam Gerrans - The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

The Night of Determination is better than a thousand months —

لَيْلَةُ الْقَدْرِ خَيْرٌ مِنْ اَلْفِ شَهْرٍۜ
Laylatu alqadri khayrun min alfi shahr
#wordmeaningroot
1laylatu(The) Nightليل
2l-qadri(of) Powerقدر
3khayrun(is) betterخير
4minthan
5alfia thousandالف
6shahrinmonth(s)شهر
  • Aisha Bewley

    The Night of Power is better than a thousand months.

  • Progressive Muslims

    The Night of Destiny is better than one thousand months.

  • Shabbir Ahmed

    The Night of Majesty is better than a thousand months. (A day of enlightenment is better than a life-time of ignorance).

  • Sam Gerrans The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

    The Night of Determination is better than a thousand months —

  • The Monotheist Group The Quran: A Monotheist Translation

    The Night of Decree is better than one thousand months.

  • Edip-Layth Quran: A Reformist Translation

    The Night of Decree is better than one thousand months.

  • Rashad Khalifa The Final Testament

    The Night of Destiny is better than a thousand months.

  • Mohamed Ahmed - Samira

    Better is the Night of Determination than a thousand months.

  • Sahih International (Umm Muhammad, Mary Kennedy, Amatullah Bantley)

    The Night of Decree is better than a thousand months.

  • Muhammad Asad

    The Night of Destiny is better than a thousand months:

  • Marmaduke Pickthall

    The Night of Power is better than a thousand months.

  • Abul A'la Maududi Tafhim commentary

    The Night of Power is better than a thousand months.*

  • Abdel Khalek Himmat Al- Muntakhab

    Deeds imprinted with wisdom and piety (like supplication, benevolence, pondering, acquirement of knowledge, at that night) merit a reward outweighing the reward due for like deeds accomplished for one thousand months.

  • Bijan Moeinian

    The night of light and power in which Qur’an was revealed is more honorable than one thousand nights.

  • Al-Hilali & Khan

    The night of Al-Qadr (Decree) is better than a thousand months (i.e. worshipping Allâh in that night is better than worshipping Him a thousand months, i.e. 83 years and 4 months).

  • Abdullah Yusuf Ali

    The Night of Power is better than a thousand months.

  • Mustafa Khattab The Clear Quran

    The Night of Glory is better than a thousand months.

  • Taqi Usmani

    The Night of Qadr is much better than one thousand months.

  • Abdul Haleem

    The Night of Glory is better than a thousand months;

  • Arthur John Arberry

    The Night of Power is better than a thousand months;

  • E. Henry Palmer

    the Night of Power is better than a thousand months!

  • Hamid S. Aziz

    The Night of Power is better than a thousand months!

  • Mahmoud Ghali

    The Night of Determination is more charitable (i. e., better) than a thousand months.

  • George Sale

    The night of al Kadr is better than a thousand months.

  • Syed Vickar Ahamed

    The Night of Power is better than a thousand Months,

  • Amatul Rahman Omar

    The Night of Majesty is better than a thousand months.

  • Ali Quli Qarai

    The Night of Ordainment is better than a thousand months.