Quran 87:7 — Al-A'laa, verse 7
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
unless God wishes; He knows both what is open and what is hidden––
إِلَّا مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ ۚ إِنَّهُ يَعْلَمُ الْجَهْرَ وَمَا يَخْفَىٰ
illā mā shāa l-lahu innahu yaʿlamu l-jahra wamā yakhfā
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- save what God wills; surely He knows what is spoken aloud and what is hidden.
- Muhammad Asad
- save what God may will [thee to forget] - for, verily, He [alone] knows all that is open to [man's] perception as well as all that is hidden [from it]
- Sahih International
- Except what Allāh should will. Indeed, He knows what is declared and what is hidden.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | إِلَّاillā | Except | — |
| 2 | مَاmā | what | — |
| 3 | شَآءَshāa | wills | شيأ |
| 4 | ٱللَّهُ ۚl-lahu | Allah | أله |
| 5 | إِنَّهُۥinnahu | Indeed, He | — |
| 6 | يَعْلَمُyaʿlamu | knows | علم |
| 7 | ٱلْجَهْرَl-jahra | the manifest | جهر |
| 8 | وَمَاwamā | and what | — |
| 9 | يَخْفَىٰyakhfā | is hidden | خفي |