Ayah 1
His words, Exalted is He:
Lo! We revealed it on the Night of Great Merit.
He said:
On the Night of Great Merit [the descent of] mercy upon His servants was decreed.
Ayat 4–5
His words, Exalted is He:
(The angels and the Spirit descend by the leave of their Lord) with every command. Peace…
That is, safety from the cutting off (qaṭʿ)1All three MSS (Z515, f. 137a, F638, f. 68a and F3488, f. 320b) have qaṭʿ instead of ẓulma in the printed edition. of the states [lit. moments, awqāt] of those who have gnosis of Him (ʿārifūna bihi), and those who preserve with Him the limits of the ordinances concerning the commands and prohibitions.
But God, Glorified and Exalted is He, knows best.
Notes
All three MSS (Z515, f. 137a, F638, f. 68a and F3488, f. 320b) have qaṭʿ instead of ẓulma in the printed edition.
⟦ qaṭ ārifūna qaṭ ⟧