Quran 40:19 — Al-Ghaafir, verse 19
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
God is aware of the most furtive of glances, and of all that hearts conceal:
يَعْلَمُ خَائِنَةَ الْأَعْيُنِ وَمَا تُخْفِي الصُّدُورُ
yaʿlamu khāinata l-aʿyuni wamā tukh'fī l-ṣudūru
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- He knows the treachery of the eyes and what the breasts conceal.
- Muhammad Asad
- [for] He is aware of the [most] stealthy glance, and of all that the hearts would conceal.
- Sahih International
- He knows that which deceives the eyes and what the breasts conceal.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | يَعْلَمُyaʿlamu | He knows | علم |
| 2 | خَآئِنَةَkhāinata | (the) stealthy glance | خون |
| 3 | ٱلْأَعْيُنِl-aʿyuni | (the) stealthy glance | عين |
| 4 | وَمَاwamā | and what | — |
| 5 | تُخْفِىtukh'fī | conceal | خفي |
| 6 | ٱلصُّدُورُl-ṣudūru | the breasts | صدر |