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Muhammad Asad   
Behold, from on high have We bestowed it on a blessed night: for, verily, We have always been warning [man]
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
Indeed, We sent it down on a blessed night, for We always warn ˹against evil˺.
Safi Kaskas   
We have revealed it on a Blessed Night; We have been warning.

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Arabic   
إِنَّاۤ أَنزَلۡنَـٰهُ فِی لَیۡلَةࣲ مُّبَـٰرَكَةٍۚ إِنَّا كُنَّا مُنذِرِینَ ۝٣
Transliteration (2021)   
innā anzalnāhu fī laylatin mubārakatin innā kunnā mundhirīn
Word for Word
Dr. Shehnaz Shaikh, Ms. Kauser Katri, and more
  
Indeed, We revealed it in a Night Blessed. Indeed, We [We] are (ever) warning.

Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad   
Behold, from on high have We bestowed it on a blessed night: for, verily, We have always been warning [man]
M. M. Pickthall   
Lo! We revealed it on a blessed night - Lo! We are ever warning
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)   
We sent it down during a Blessed Night: for We (ever) wish to warn (against Evil)
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
Indeed, We sent it down on a blessed night, for We always warn ˹against evil˺.
Safi Kaskas   
We have revealed it on a Blessed Night; We have been warning.
Wahiduddin Khan   
surely We sent it down on a blessed nightWe have always sent warning
Shakir   
Surely We revealed it on a blessed night surely We are ever warning-
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar   
truly, We caused it to descend on a blessed night. Truly, We had been ones who warn.
T.B.Irving   
which We sent down on a blessed night We have been warning about!
Abdul Hye   
Surely We sent it (this Qur’an) down in a blessed night (of Qadr in the month of Ramadan). Surely, We are ever warning (mankind).
The Study Quran   
truly We sent it down on a blessed night—truly We are ever warning
Talal Itani & AI (2024)   
We revealed it on a blessed night—We’ve been warning.
Talal Itani (2012)   
We have revealed it on a Blessed Night—We have warned
Dr. Kamal Omar   
Surely We, We made it to descend during a blessed night. Verily We, We had been acting as the Warners
M. Farook Malik   
that We revealed this Qur’an in a blessed night (Layla-tul Qadr); for We wanted to forewarn mankind
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali   
Surely We have sent it down in a blessed night; surely We have been warning
Muhammad Sarwar   
that We have revealed the Quran on a blessed night to warn mankind
Muhammad Taqi Usmani   
We have sent it down in a blessed night, (because) We had to warn (people)
Shabbir Ahmed   
Behold, We have revealed it on a Blessed Night, for, verily We have always been warning. (Revealed on the Prophet's heart in a Blessed Night in the month of Ramadhan, 610 C.E., and then conveyed to mankind in stages over a period of 23 years. (2:185), (97:1))
Dr. Munir Munshey   
We have revealed this book on the night full of blessings. Indeed, We are placing (the human kind) on alert
Syed Vickar Ahamed   
We have sent it down during a blessed night: Verily, We (always) wish to warn (against evil
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)   
Indeed, We sent it down during a blessed night. Indeed, We were to warn [mankind]
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)   
We have sent it down in a blessed night. Surely, We were to warn
Abdel Haleem   
truly We sent it down on a blessed night––We have always sent warnings–&ndash
Abdul Majid Daryabadi   
Verily We have sent it down on a blessed night, verily We were to become warners
Ahmed Ali   
(That) We sent it down one night of blessing -- so that We could warn -
Aisha Bewley   
We sent it down on a blessed night; We are constantly giving warning.
Ali Ünal   
We sent it down on a night full of blessings; surely We have ever been warning (humankind since their creation)
Ali Quli Qara'i   
Indeed We sent it down on a blessed night, and indeed We have been warning [mankind]
Hamid S. Aziz   
Lo! We revealed it on a blessed night - Lo! We are ever warning (against evil and its consequences)
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad   
Indeed, We revealed it in a blessed night, indeed We are warners.
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)   
We sent it down during a blessed night, for We wish to warn
Musharraf Hussain   
We revealed it on a blessed night and have been warning humanity.
Maududi   
We revealed it on a Blessed Night, for We were intent on warning
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)   
We have sent it down in a blessed night. Surely, We were to warn
Mohammad Shafi   
We have indeed sent it [the Qur'aan] down on a blessed night. We had indeed been warning [mankind]

Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)   
Undoubtedly We sent it down in a blessed night; verily We are to warn.
Rashad Khalifa   
We have sent it down in a blessed night, for we are to warn.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah   
that We sent down during a Blessed Night. We are ever warning
Maulana Muhammad Ali   
We revealed it on a blessed night -- truly We are ever warning
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira   
That We, We descended it in a blessed night, that We, We were warners/givers of notice
Bijan Moeinian   
Qur’an is revealed in a blessed night as God decided to shower man with His blessing
Faridul Haque   
We have indeed sent it down in a blessed night - indeed it is We Who warn
Sher Ali   
Truly, WE revealed it in a blessed night. Truly, WE have ever been warning
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri   
Surely, We have sent it down in a blessed night. Surely, We are the Warner
Amatul Rahman Omar   
Truly, We revealed this (Book) in a Night full of blessings (Lailatul Qadr, as) it has been Our wont to warn (people against evil)
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali   
We sent it (this Quran) down on a blessed night ((i.e. night of Qadr, Soorah No: 97) in the month of Ramadan,, the 9th month of the Islamic calendar). Verily, We are ever warning (mankind that Our Torment will reach those who disbelieve in Our Oneness of Lordship and in Our Oneness of worship)

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works
Arthur John Arberry   
We have sent it down in a blessed night (We are ever warning
George Sale   
verily We have sent down the same on a blessed night, -- for We had engaged so to do, -
Edward Henry Palmer   
verily, we have sent it down on a blessed night;- verily, we had given warning
John Medows Rodwell   
See! on a blessed night have we sent it down, for we would warn mankind
N J Dawood (2014)   
We revealed it¹ on a blessed night, intending to give warning

New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame   
We indeed sent it down in a blessed night. We indeed are warners.
Munir Mezyed   
We sent it down on a Blessed Night. We truthfully are ever warning.
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher   
We revealed it during a blessed night, for We continually issued warnings.
Linda “iLHam” Barto   
We bestowed it during a blessed night for We wanted to forewarn.
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation   
We have indeed sent it down on a blessed night. Indeed, We have always been warning.
Irving & Mohamed Hegab   
which We sent down on a blessed night We have been warning about!
Samy Mahdy   
Surely, We sent it down within a blessed night. Surely, We were warning
Ahmed Hulusi   
We disclosed it during a blessed night (an instance of the experience of non-existence)! We are the warners!
Mir Aneesuddin   
We certainly sent it down during a blessed night, We are certainly the Warners.
Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur‘an al-Karim   
The Book which We began revealing at a blessed and a highly esteemed Night, it is incumbent on Us to send a Messenger as a spectacle and a warning and entrust to him an authoritative Book

Obsolete and/or older editions
Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)   
We sent it down during a Blessed Night: for We (ever) wish to warn (against Evil)
OLD Literal Word for Word   
Indeed, We revealed it in a Night Blessed. Indeed, We [We] are (ever) warning
OLD Transliteration   
Inna anzalnahu fee laylatin mubarakatin inna kunna munthireena