سُوْرَةُ الزُّخْرُفِ

Surah Az-Zukhruf (43) — Ayah 80

Ornaments of gold · Meccan · Juz 25 · Page 495

أَمْ يَحْسَبُونَ أَنَّا لَا نَسْمَعُ سِرَّهُمْ وَنَجْوَىٰهُم ۚ بَلَىٰ وَرُسُلُنَا لَدَيْهِمْ يَكْتُبُونَ ﴿80﴾
Or do they think that We hear not their secrets and their private counsel? (Yes We do) and Our messengers (appointed angels in charge of mankind) are by them, to record.
أَمْ am Or
يَحْسَبُونَ yaḥsabūna (do) they think
أَنَّا annā that We
لَا (can) not
نَسْمَعُ nasmaʿu hear
سِرَّهُمْ sirrahum their secret(s)
وَنَجْوَىٰهُم ۚ wanajwāhum and their private counsel(s)
بَلَىٰ balā Nay
وَرُسُلُنَا warusulunā and Our Messengers
لَدَيْهِمْ ladayhim with them
يَكْتُبُونَ yaktubūna are recording

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80. 1. That is, the hidden things which they conceal within themselves or speak softly in seclusion or whisper among themselves, do they think that We do not hear them?

80. 2. That is, surely We do hear them. Moreover, Our sent angels separately record all their words.