سُوْرَةُ الْقَصَصِ
Surah Al-Qasas (28) — Ayah 69
وَرَبُّكَ يَعْلَمُ مَا تُكِنُّ صُدُورُهُمْ وَمَا يُعْلِنُونَ ﴿69﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And your Lord knows what their breasts conceal, and what they reveal.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَرَبُّكَ
warabbuka
And your Lord
يَعْلَمُ
yaʿlamu
knows
مَا
mā
what
تُكِنُّ
tukinnu
conceals
صُدُورُهُمْ
ṣudūruhum
their breasts
وَمَا
wamā
and what
يُعْلِنُونَ
yuʿ'linūna
they declare
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.
(Ayah 69) {وَ رَبُّكَ يَعْلَمُ مَا تُكِنُّ صُدُوْرُهُمْ …: ’’أَكَنَّ يُكِنُّ إِكْنَانًا‘‘} Concealing. In the previous verse, the authority and power mentioned are not possible without knowledge, therefore it is said: "Your Lord knows what their hearts conceal and what they reveal." That is, He alone possesses power and authority, and He alone has knowledge of the hidden and the apparent. Here, a question arises: knowing the hidden matters of the hearts is indeed a unique attribute of Allah Almighty, and the creation cannot have knowledge of it, but knowing what people do or say openly is not difficult for a person. The answer is that the hidden matters of the hearts can sometimes be known to some extent through hints or gestures, but what all people are doing or saying at the same time—no one except the Lord of the worlds can know. If anyone listens, he will only hear a noise and nothing else. Elsewhere it is said: «{ سَوَآءٌ مِّنْكُمْ مَّنْ اَسَرَّ الْقَوْلَ وَ مَنْ جَهَرَ بِهٖ وَ مَنْ هُوَ مُسْتَخْفٍۭ بِالَّيْلِ وَ سَارِبٌۢ بِالنَّهَارِ }» [ الرعد : ۱۰ ] "It is the same whether any of you conceals his speech or declares it openly, and whether he hides by night or goes forth openly by day."
