سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْۣبِيَآءِ

Surah Al-Anbiyaa (21) — Ayah 4

The Prophets · Meccan · Juz 17 · Page 322

قَالَ رَبِّى يَعْلَمُ ٱلْقَوْلَ فِى ٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۖ وَهُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلْعَلِيمُ ﴿4﴾
He (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) said: "My Lord knows (every) word (spoken) in the heavens and on earth. And He is the All-Hearer, the All-Knower."
قَالَ qāla He said
رَبِّى rabbī My Lord
يَعْلَمُ yaʿlamu knows
ٱلْقَوْلَ l-qawla the word
فِى in
ٱلسَّمَآءِ l-samāi the heavens
وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۖ wal-arḍi and the earth
وَهُوَ wahuwa And He
ٱلسَّمِيعُ l-samīʿu (is) the All-Hearer
ٱلْعَلِيمُ l-ʿalīmu the All-Knower

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4. 1. He hears all the words of the servants and is aware of all their deeds; the lies you utter, He is listening to them, and my truthfulness and the reality of the invitation I am giving you, He knows it very well.