سُوْرَةُ البَقَرَةِ
Surah Al-Baqara (2) — Ayah 33
قَالَ يَـٰٓـَٔادَمُ أَنۢبِئْهُم بِأَسْمَآئِهِمْ ۖ فَلَمَّآ أَنۢبَأَهُم بِأَسْمَآئِهِمْ قَالَ أَلَمْ أَقُل لَّكُمْ إِنِّىٓ أَعْلَمُ غَيْبَ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَأَعْلَمُ مَا تُبْدُونَ وَمَا كُنتُمْ تَكْتُمُونَ ﴿33﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
He said: "O Adam! Inform them of their names," and when he had informed them of their names, He said: "Did I not tell you that I know the Ghaib (Unseen) in the heavens and the earth, and I know what you reveal and what you have been concealing?"
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قَالَ
qāla
He said
يَـٰٓـَٔادَمُ
yāādamu
O Adam
أَنۢبِئْهُم
anbi'hum
Inform them
بِأَسْمَآئِهِمْ ۖ
bi-asmāihim
of their names
فَلَمَّآ
falammā
And when
أَنۢبَأَهُم
anba-ahum
he had informed them
بِأَسْمَآئِهِمْ
bi-asmāihim
of their names
قَالَ
qāla
He said
أَلَمْ
alam
Did not
أَقُل
aqul
I say
لَّكُمْ
lakum
to you
إِنِّىٓ
innī
Indeed, I
أَعْلَمُ
aʿlamu
[I] know
غَيْبَ
ghayba
(the) unseen
ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ
l-samāwāti
(of) the heavens
وَٱلْأَرْضِ
wal-arḍi
and the earth
وَأَعْلَمُ
wa-aʿlamu
and I know
مَا
mā
what
تُبْدُونَ
tub'dūna
you reveal
وَمَا
wamā
and what
كُنتُمْ
kuntum
you [were]
تَكْتُمُونَ
taktumūna
conceal
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim — Hafiz Abdus Salam Bin Muhammad Bhutvi
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim is a 4-volume Quran commentary by Hafiz Abdus Salam bin Muhammad Bhutvi, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar and Sheikh ul-Hadith from Pakistan. Based on over 45 years of teaching and research, this tafsir follows the methodology of Tafsir bil-Ma'thur — interpreting the Quran through authentic Hadith, statements of the Companions, and the understanding of the early generations (Salaf). It is distinguished by its complete avoidance of Israeliyyat (Judeo-Christian narratives) and unverified reports. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
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