Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Therein descend the angels and the Rûh [Jibrîl (Gabrîl)] by Allâh’s Permission with all Decrees,
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
تَنَزَّلُtanazzaluDescend
ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُl-malāikatuthe Angels
وَٱلرُّوحُwal-rūḥuand the Spirit
فِيهَاfīhātherein
بِإِذْنِbi-idh'niby (the) permission
رَبِّهِمrabbihim(of) their Lord
مِّنminfor
كُلِّkullievery
أَمْرٍۢamrinaffair
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(Ayah 4) ➊ By {تَنَزَّلُالْمَلٰٓىِٕكَةُوَالرُّوْحُفِيْهَا …:’’ الرُّوْحُ ‘‘} is meant Jibreel (Gabriel), peace be upon him. Allah Almighty said: « نَزَلَبِهِالرُّوْحُالْاَمِيْنُ »[الشعراء : ۱۹۳] "This Qur'an has been brought down by the trustworthy spirit." Despite being included among the angels, due to his honor, he was mentioned separately, just as in this verse of Surah Al-Baqarah, after mentioning the angels, due to his honor, he was specifically mentioned separately: « مَنْكَانَعَدُوًّالِّلّٰهِوَمَلٰٓىِٕكَتِهٖوَرُسُلِهٖوَجِبْرِيْلَوَمِيْكٰىلَفَاِنَّاللّٰهَعَدُوٌّلِّلْكٰفِرِيْنَ»[البقرۃ : ۹۸] "Whoever is an enemy to Allah and His angels and His messengers and Jibreel and Mikael, then indeed Allah is an enemy to the disbelievers." ➋ That is, the angels and Jibreel (Gabriel), peace be upon him, by the command of Allah Almighty, descend to the earth with whatever has been decided regarding every matter for the coming year.
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
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4. 1. By "روح" is meant Jibreel, that is, the angels along with Jibreel descend to the earth on this night to carry out those tasks which Allah decides in this year.
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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4. The angels and the Spirit descend therein by the permission of their Lord with every command [3].
[3] By "the Spirit" is meant Jibreel Amin, who is mentioned separately due to his high status and rank. Such a great number of angels descend that the whole earth is filled with them, and by "every command" is meant the destinies of human beings, which are decided on this night. As detailed previously under the verse of Surah ad-Dukhan: ﴿فِيْهَايُفْرَقُكُلُّاَمْرٍحَكِيْمٍ﴾.