Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Know they not that Allâh knows their secret ideas, and their Najwa (secret counsels), and that Allâh is the All-Knower of things unseen.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
أَلَمْalamDo not
يَعْلَمُوٓا۟yaʿlamūthey know
أَنَّannathat
ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
يَعْلَمُyaʿlamuknows
سِرَّهُمْsirrahumtheir secret
وَنَجْوَىٰهُمْwanajwāhumand their secret conversation
وَأَنَّwa-annaand that
ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
عَلَّـٰمُʿallāmu(is) All-Knower
ٱلْغُيُوبِl-ghuyūbi(of) the unseen
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
78. 1. In this, there is a severe warning for the hypocrites who make promises to Allah Almighty and then do not care about them, as if they think that Allah Almighty does not know their hidden matters and secrets. Whereas Allah Almighty knows everything, because He is ‘Allam al-Ghuyub. He is aware of all matters of the unseen.