Quran 20:7 — Taa-Haa, verse 7
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
Whatever you may say aloud, He knows what you keep secret and what is even more hidden.
وَإِنْ تَجْهَرْ بِالْقَوْلِ فَإِنَّهُ يَعْلَمُ السِّرَّ وَأَخْفَى
wa-in tajhar bil-qawli fa-innahu yaʿlamu l-sira wa-akhfā
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Be thou loud in thy speech, yet surely He knows the secret and that yet more hidden.
- Muhammad Asad
- And if thou say anything aloud, [He hears it] since, behold, He knows [even] the secret [thoughts of man] as well as all that is yet more hidden [within him].
- Sahih International
- And if you speak aloud - then indeed, He knows the secret and what is [even] more hidden.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَإِنwa-in | And if | — |
| 2 | تَجْهَرْtajhar | you speak aloud | جهر |
| 3 | بِٱلْقَوْلِbil-qawli | the word | قول |
| 4 | فَإِنَّهُۥfa-innahu | then indeed, He | — |
| 5 | يَعْلَمُyaʿlamu | knows | علم |
| 6 | ٱلسِّرَّl-sira | the secret | سرر |
| 7 | وَأَخْفَىwa-akhfā | and the more hidden | خفي |