In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Verily, We have sent it (this Qur'an) down in the night of Al-Qadr (Decree).
Arabic
وما أدراك ما ليلة القدر
Pickthall
Ah, what will convey unto thee what the Night of Power is!
Arabic, with marks
وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا لَيْلَةُ الْقَدْرِ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And what will make you know what the night of Al-Qadr (Decree) is?
Arabic
ليلة القدر خير من ألف شهر
Pickthall
The Night of Power is better than a thousand months.
Arabic, with marks
لَيْلَةُ الْقَدْرِ خَيْرٌ مِّنْ أَلْفِ شَهْرٍ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
The night of Al-Qadr (Decree) is better than a thousand months (i.e. worshipping Allah in that night is better than worshipping Him a thousand months, i.e. 83 years and 4 months).
Arabic
تنزل الملائكة والروح فيها بإذن ربهم من كل أمر
Pickthall
The angels and the Spirit descend therein, by the permission of their Lord, with all decrees.