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Al-Qadr 4

Ayah 4 of 5 · Meccan

تَنَزَّلُ ٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ وَٱلرُّوحُ فِيهَا بِإِذۡنِ رَبِّهِم مِّن كُلِّ أَمۡرٖ ٤

The angels and the Spirit [i.e., Gabriel] descend therein by permission of their Lord for every matter.1

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

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

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. تَنَزَّلُDescendtanazzalu
  2. ٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةُthe Angelsl-malāikatu
  3. وَٱلرُّوحُand the Spiritwal-rūḥu
  4. فِيهَاthereinfīhā
  5. بِإِذۡنِby (the) permissionbi-idh'ni
  6. رَبِّهِم(of) their Lordrabbihim
  7. مِّنformin
  8. كُلِّeverykulli
  9. أَمۡرٖaffairamrin

Tafsir

The angels and Gabriel (peace be upon him) descend during it with the permission of their Lord (may He be glorified), bringing every matter Allah has decreed to happen that year, whether it be sustenance, deaths, births or anything else He has decreed.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran