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Muhammad Asad   
The Night of Destiny is better than a thousand months
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
The Night of Glory is better than a thousand months.
Safi Kaskas   
The Night of Decree is better than a thousand months.

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Arabic   
لَیۡلَةُ ٱلۡقَدۡرِ خَیۡرࣱ مِّنۡ أَلۡفِ شَهۡرࣲ ۝٣
Transliteration (2021)   
laylatu l-qadri khayrun min alfi shahri
Word for Word
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(The) Night (of) Power (is) better than a thousand month(s).

Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad   
The Night of Destiny is better than a thousand months
M. M. Pickthall   
The Night of Power is better than a thousand months
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)   
The Night of Power is better than a thousand months
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
The Night of Glory is better than a thousand months.
Safi Kaskas   
The Night of Decree is better than a thousand months.
Wahiduddin Khan   
The Night of Destiny is better than a thousand months
Shakir   
The grand night is better than a thousand months
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar   
The night of power is better than a thousand months.
T.B.Irving   
The Night of Power is better than a thousand months.
Abdul Hye   
The night of Decree is better than 1,000 months
The Study Quran   
The Night of Power is better than a thousand months
Talal Itani & AI (2024)   
The Night of Destiny is better than a thousand months.
Talal Itani (2012)   
The Night of Decree is better than a thousand months
Dr. Kamal Omar   
A night of Al-Qadr (proved) better than a thousand months —
M. Farook Malik   
The night of Qadr is better than one thousand months
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali   
The Night of Determination is more charitable (i.e., better) than a thousand months
Muhammad Sarwar   
(Worship) on the Night of Destiny is better than (worship) for a thousand months
Muhammad Taqi Usmani   
The Night of Qadr is much 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)
Dr. Munir Munshey   
The Night of Power is better than a thousand months
Syed Vickar Ahamed   
The Night of Power is better than a thousand Months
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)   
The Night of Decree is better than a thousand months
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)   
The Night of Destiny is better than one thousand months
Abdel Haleem   
The Night of Glory is better than a thousand months
Abdul Majid Daryabadi   
The night of Power is better than a thousand months
Ahmed Ali   
Better is the Night of Determination than a thousand months
Aisha Bewley   
The Night of Power is better than a thousand months.
Ali Ünal   
The Night of Destiny and Power is better than a thousand months
Ali Quli Qara'i   
The Night of Ordainment is better than a thousand months
Hamid S. Aziz   
The Night of Power is better than a thousand months
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad   
The night of destiny/power is better than a thousand months.
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)   
The Night of Power is as good as a thousand months
Musharraf Hussain   
The Night of Destiny is better than one thousand months;
Maududi   
The Night of Power is better than a thousand months
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)   
The Night of Decree is better than one thousand months.
Mohammad Shafi   
The night of divine Decree is better than a thousand months

Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)   
The blessed and valuable Night is better than a thousand months.
Rashad Khalifa   
The Night of Destiny is better than a thousand months
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah   
The Night of Honor is better than a thousand months
Maulana Muhammad Ali   
The Night of Majesty is better than a thousand months
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira   
The predestined/destiny night (is) better than one thousand month (lunar months)
Bijan Moeinian   
The night of light and power in which Qur’an was revealed is more honorable than one thousand nights
Faridul Haque   
The Night of Destiny is better than a thousand months
Sher Ali   
The Night of Decree is better than a thousand months
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri   
The Night of Destiny is better than a thousand months (in merit, blessings, reward and recompense)
Amatul Rahman Omar   
The Night of Majesty is better than a thousand months
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali   
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)

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works
Arthur John Arberry   
The Night of Power is better than a thousand months
George Sale   
The night of al Kadr is better than a thousand months
Edward Henry Palmer   
the Night of Power is better than a thousand months
John Medows Rodwell   
The night of power excelleth a thousand months
N J Dawood (2014)   
Better is the Night of Qadr than a thousand months

New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame   
Night of the dispensation is better than a thousand months.
Munir Mezyed   
The Night of Ordainment is more worthy than a thousand months.
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher   
The night of destiny is better than a thousand months.
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation   
The Night of Determination is better than a thousand months—
Linda “iLHam” Barto   
The Night of Power is more wonderful than a thousand months.
Irving & Mohamed Hegab   
The Night of Power is better than a thousand months.
Samy Mahdy   
The Predestination’s Night is more goodness than a thousand months.
Sayyid Qutb   
The Night of Power is better than a thousand months.
Thomas Cleary   
The Night of Power is better than a thousand months:
Ahmed Hulusi   
The Night of Power is better than a thousand months (a lifetime of 80 years).
Torres Al Haneef (partial translation)   
The Night of Power is better than a thousand months
Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur‘an al-Karim   
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
Mir Aneesuddin   
The night of Al Qadr is better than a thousand months.

Obsolete and/or older editions
Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)   
The Night of Power is better than a thousand months
OLD Literal Word for Word   
(The) Night (of) Power (is) better than a thousand month(s)
OLD Transliteration   
Laylatu alqadri khayrun min alfi shahrin