Quran 13:9 — Ar-Ra'd, verse 9
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
He knows what is not seen as well as what is seen; He is the Great, the Most High.
عَالِمُ الْغَيْبِ وَالشَّهَادَةِ الْكَبِيرُ الْمُتَعَالِ
ʿālimu l-ghaybi wal-shahādati l-kabīru l-mutaʿāli
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- the Knower of the unseen and the visible, the All-great, the All-exalted:
- Muhammad Asad
- He knows all that is beyond the reach of a created being's perception as well as all that can be witnessed by a creature's senses or mind -the Great One, the One far above anything that is or could ever be!
- Sahih International
- [He is] Knower of the unseen and the witnessed, the Grand, the Exalted.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | عَـٰلِمُʿālimu | Knower | علم |
| 2 | ٱلْغَيْبِl-ghaybi | (of) the unseen | غيب |
| 3 | وَٱلشَّهَـٰدَةِwal-shahādati | and the witnessed | شهد |
| 4 | ٱلْكَبِيرُl-kabīru | the Most Great | كبر |
| 5 | ٱلْمُتَعَالِl-mutaʿāli | the Most High | علو |