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And what could make thee conceive what it is, that Night of Destiny
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But how would you know what is the Night of Decree?

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Arabic   
وَمَاۤ أَدۡرَىٰكَ مَا لَیۡلَةُ ٱلۡقَدۡرِ ۝٢
Transliteration (2021)   
wamā adrāka mā laylatu l-qadr
Word for Word
Dr. Shehnaz Shaikh, Ms. Kauser Katri, and more
  
And what can make you know what (the) Night (of) Power (is)?

Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad   
And what could make thee conceive what it is, that Night of Destiny
M. M. Pickthall   
Ah, what will convey unto thee what the Night of Power is
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)   
And what will explain to thee what the night of power is
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
And what will make you realize what the Night of Glory is?
Safi Kaskas   
But how would you know what is the Night of Decree?
Wahiduddin Khan   
And what will make you comprehend what the Night of Destiny is
Shakir   
And what will make you comprehend what the grand nigh
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar   
And what will cause thee to recognize what is the night of power?
T.B.Irving   
What will make you realize what the Night of Power is like?
Abdul Hye   
What will make you understand what the night of Decree (Qadr) is?
The Study Quran   
And what shall apprise thee of the Night of Power
Talal Itani & AI (2024)   
And what can make you know what’s the Night of Destiny?
Talal Itani (2012)   
But what will convey to you what the Night of Decree is
Dr. Kamal Omar   
And what made you realise what is a night of Al-Qadr
M. Farook Malik   
And what will make you understand, what the night of Qadr is
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali   
And what makes you realize what the Night of Determination is
Muhammad Sarwar   
Would that you knew what the Night of Destiny is
Muhammad Taqi Usmani   
And what may let you know what the Night of Qadr is
Shabbir Ahmed   
Ah, what will enlighten you what it is, the Night of Majesty
Dr. Munir Munshey   
And what do you understand by the Night of Decree
Syed Vickar Ahamed   
And what will explain to you (O Prophet) what the Night of Power is
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)   
And what can make you know what is the Night of Decree
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)   
And do you know what is the Night of Decre
Abdel Haleem   
What will explain to you what that Night of Glory is
Abdul Majid Daryabadi   
And what shall make thee know that which the night of Power is
Ahmed Ali   
How will you know what the Night of Determination is
Aisha Bewley   
And what will convey to you what the Night of Power is?
Ali Ünal   
What enables you to perceive what the Night of Destiny and Power is
Ali Quli Qara'i   
What will show you what is the Night of Ordainment
Hamid S. Aziz   
And what shall make you know what the Night of Power is
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad   
And how would you know what the night of destiny/power is?
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)   
And what will explain to you what the Night of Power is
Musharraf Hussain   
and what can explain the Night of Destiny to you?
Maududi   
And what do you know what the Night of Power is
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)   
And do you know what is the Night of Decree?
Mohammad Shafi   
And what do you understand what the night of divine Decree is

Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)   
And what you know, what the blessed night is?
Rashad Khalifa   
How awesome is the Night of Destiny
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah   
What could let you know what the Night of Honor is
Maulana Muhammad Ali   
And what will make thee comprehend what the Night of Majesty is
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira   
And what made you know/informed you what the predestined/destiny night (is)
Bijan Moeinian   
There is no way that you understand how honorable the night of the revelation of Qur’an is
Faridul Haque   
And what have you understood, what the Night of Destiny is
Sher Ali   
And what shall make thee know what the Night of Decree is
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri   
And what have you made out what the Night of Destiny is
Amatul Rahman Omar   
And what shall make you know what the Night of Majesty is
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali   
And what will make you know what the night of Al-Qadr (Decree) is

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works
Arthur John Arberry   
And what shall teach thee what is the Night of Power
George Sale   
And what shall make thee understand how excellent the night of al Kadr is
Edward Henry Palmer   
And what shall make thee know what the Night of Power is?
John Medows Rodwell   
And who shall teach thee what the night of power is
N J Dawood (2014)   
Would that you knew what the Night of Qadr is like

New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame   
And what do you know about what the night of the dispensation is?
Munir Mezyed   
And what will make you know exactly what the Night of Ordainment is?
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher   
And how do you know what the night of destiny is?
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation   
But what can make yousg realize what the Night of Determination is?
Linda “iLHam” Barto   
What will explain to you the Night of Power?
Irving & Mohamed Hegab   
What will make you realize what the Night of Power is like?
Samy Mahdy   
And what did you cognize, what The Predestination’s Night is?
Sayyid Qutb   
Would that you knew what the Night of Power is!
Thomas Cleary   
And what will convey to you what the Night of Power is?
Ahmed Hulusi   
Do you know (the value, honor, magnificence of) the Night of Power?
Torres Al Haneef (partial translation)   
And what can make you understand what the Night of Power is
Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur‘an al-Karim   
And you just do not know the meritorious standing of this Night of highest esteem
Mir Aneesuddin   
And what will make you realize what the night of Al Qadr is?

Obsolete and/or older editions
Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)   
And what will explain to thee what the night of power is
OLD Literal Word for Word   
And what can make you know what (the) Night (of) Power (is)
OLD Transliteration   
Wama adraka ma laylatu alqadri