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Muhammad Asad Buy
Say: “My Sustainer knows whatever is spoken in heaven and on earth; and He alone is all-hearing, all-knowing.”
Arthur John Arberry Buy
He says: 'My Lord knows what is said in the heavens and the earth, and He is the All-hearing, the All-knowing.
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985) Buy
Say: "My Lord knoweth (every) word (spoken) in the heavens and on earth: He is the One that heareth and knoweth (all things)."
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Transliteration-2 Buy
qāla rabbī yaʿlamu l-qawla fī l-samāi wal-arḍi wahuwa l-samīʿu l-ʿalīm
Word by Word (2021)
He said, "My Lord knows the word in the heavens and the earth. And He (is) the All-Hearer, the All-Knower."
Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad Buy
Say: “My Sustainer knows whatever is spoken in heaven and on earth; and He alone is all-hearing, all-knowing.”
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985) Buy
Say: "My Lord knoweth (every) word (spoken) in the heavens and on earth: He is the One that heareth and knoweth (all things)."
Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall Buy
He saith: My Lord knoweth what is spoken in the heaven and the earth. He is the Hearer, the Knower
Mustafa Khattab 2018 Buy
The Prophet responded, “My Lord ˹fully˺ knows every word spoken in the heavens and the earth. For He is the All-Hearing, All-Knowing.”
Wahiduddin Khan Buy
Say, My Lord knows every word spoken in the heavens and on the earth. He is All Hearing, All Knowing
Safi Kaskas 2025 Buy
He said, “My Lord knows whatever is said throughout heaven and Earth, and He is the All-Hearing, the All-knowing.”
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar Buy
He said: My Lord knows The Word of the heavens and the earth. And He is The Hearing, The Knowing.
T.B.Irving Buy
SAY: "My Lord knows whatever is spoken in Heaven and Earth; He is Alert, Aware."
Shakir Buy
He said: My Lord knows what is spoken in the heaven and the earth, and He is the Hearing, the Knowing
Saeed Malik Buy
He [i.e., every Prophet] has said, “My Rabb knows every word [declared or secret] in the heavens and the earth. HE is all-hearing, ever knowing.
Abdul Hye Buy
He (Muhammad) said: “My Lord knows every word spoken in the heavens and the earth. And He is the All-Hearer, the All-Knower.”
The Study Quran Buy
He said, “My Lord knows that which is spoken in Heaven and on earth, and He is the Hearing, the Knowing.
Talal Itani (2012) Buy
He said, 'My Lord knows what is said in the heaven and the earth; and He is the Hearer, the Knower.'
Talal Itani & AI (2025) Buy
He said, "My Lord knows every word spoken in the heaven and the earth, and He is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing."
[The Monotheist Group] (2017 Edition) Buy
Say: "My Lord knows what is said in the heavens and on the earth, and He is the Hearer, the Knower."
M. Farook Malik Buy
Tell them: "My Lord has knowledge of every word which is spoken in the heavens and the earth, and He hears all and knows all."
Dr. Kamal Omar
He said: “My Nourisher-Sustainer knows (each and every) statement (spoken) in the heavens and the earth. And He is the All-Hearer, the All-Knower.
Dr. Munir Munshey
The messenger said, "My Lord knows everything uttered in the heavens and on earth. He is the All-hearing and the All-knowing."
Syed Vickar Ahamed Buy
He (the Prophet) said: "My Lord knows (every) word (spoken) in the heavens and on the earth: And He is All Hearing (Sami’), All Knowing (Aleem)."
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International) Buy
The Prophet said, "My Lord knows whatever is said throughout the heaven and earth, and He is the Hearing, the Knowing."
Muhammad Sarwar Buy
The Lord said, "Tell them (Muhammad), 'My Lord knows all that is said in the heavens and the earth. He is All-hearing and All-knowing "
Muhammad Taqi Usmani Buy
He (the prophet) said, .My Lord knows all that is spoken in the heavens and the earth, and He is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing
Shabbir Ahmed Buy
The Prophet said, "My Lord knows every word that is spoken in the High and the Low. He is the Hearer, the Knower."
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali Buy
He has said, "My Lord knows what is said (Literally: the saying) in the heaven and the earth, and He is The Ever - Hearing, The Ever - Knowing."
Hamid S. Aziz Buy
Say, "My Lord knows what is said in the heavens and the earth, He is Hearer and Knower."
Abdel Haleem Buy
He said, ‘My Lord knows everything that is said in the heavens and the earth: He is the All Hearing, the All Knowing.’
Abdul Majid Daryabadi Buy
The Prophet said: my Lord knoweth the word in the heavens and the earth, and He is the Hearer, the Knower
Ahmed Ali Buy
He said: "My Lord knows whatever is spoken in the heavens and the earth. He hears all and knows everything."
Aisha Bewley Buy
Say: ´My Lord knows what is said in heaven and earth. He is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing.´
Ali Ünal Buy
(The Messenger) says (in response): "My Lord knows every word spoken in the heaven and on the earth. He is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing."
Ali Quli Qara'i Buy
He said, ‘My Lord knows every word [spoken] in the sky and the earth, and He is the All-hearing, the All-knowing.’
Bilal Muhammad 2018 Buy
Say, “My Lord knows each word in the heavens and on earth. He is the One Who hears and knows all things.
Musharraf Hussain Buy
The Prophet said, “My Lord knows every word spoken in the Heavens and the Earth; He is the Listener, the Knower.”
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
He (Muhammad) said: “My Lord knows (all) the words (that are spoken) in the skies and the earth, and He hears all and knows all.”
Maududi Buy
He said: "My Lord knows well all that is spoken in the heavens and the earth. He is All-Hearing, All- Knowing."
Mohammad Shafi Buy
The Prophet said, "My Lord knows every word spoken anywhere in the heavens and the earth. And He is the One to hear and the One to know everything."
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi) Buy
The Prophet said, 'my Lord knows every word in the heavens and earth, and He is the Hearer, the Knower'.
Rashad Khalifa Buy
He said, "My Lord knows every thought in the heaven and the earth. He is the Hearer, the Omniscient."
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
He said: 'My Lord has knowledge of what is said in the heavens and on earth. He is the Hearer, the Knower.
Faridul Haque Buy
And the Prophet said, "My Lord knows all that is spoken in the heavens and in the earth; and He only is the All Hearing, the All Knowing."
Bijan Moeinian Buy
Do you believe in sorcery and enchantment?” Mohammad said that: “My Lord knows everything which is spoken in the heaven and the earth; He is Hearing, He is Knowing”
Maulana Muhammad Ali Buy
He said: My Lord knows (every) utterance in the heaven and the earth, and He is the Hearer, the Knower
Muhammad Ahmed - Samira
He said: "My Lord knows the saying/opinion and belief in the skies/space and the earth/Planet Earth, and He is the hearing/listening, the knowledgeable."
Sher Ali Buy
In reply to this the Prophet said, ``My Lord knows what is said in the heavens and the earth. And HE is All-Hearing, the All-Knowing.
Edip Yuksel Buy
Say, "My Lord knows what is said in the heavens and in the earth, and He is the Hearer, the Knower."
Amatul Rahman Omar Buy
(On the contrary the Prophet's way is different.) He replied, `My Lord knows what is conceived in the heaven and the earth. And He is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing.
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri Buy
(The Esteemed Prophet) said: ‘My Lord knows (every) word uttered in the heavens and the earth and He is All-Hearing, All-Knowing.
Hilali - Khan Buy
He (Muhammad SAW) said: "My Lord knows (every) word (spoken) in the heavens and on earth. And He is the All-Hearer, the All-Knower."
Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works
N J Dawood 2014 Buy
Say: ‘My Lord has knowledge of whatever is said in heaven and earth. He it is who hears all and knows all.‘
Arthur John Arberry Buy
He says: 'My Lord knows what is said in the heavens and the earth, and He is the All-hearing, the All-knowing.
Edward Henry Palmer Buy
Say, 'My Lord knows what is said in the heavens and the earth, He hears and knows!
George Sale Buy
Say, my Lord knoweth whatever is spoken in heaven and on earth: It is He who heareth and knoweth
John Medows Rodwell Buy
SAY: "My Lord knoweth what is spoken in the heaven and on the earth: He is the Hearer, the Knower."
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Shuaib Abdullahi Buy
He (Mohammed) said (Qaala), "My LORD (Rabbii) knows (Ya'lamu) the statement (El'Qaw'la) in (Fii) the heaven (Es'Samaai) and the earth (Wal' Ar'di). For (Wa) HE (Huwa) is the HEARER (Es' Samiiu), the OMNISCIENT (El' Äliim)."
Fode Drame Buy
He said, “My Lord knows the speech in the heaven and in the earth and He is The All-hearing, The All-knowing.”
MunirMezyed2023 Buy
He said: ‘My Lord has full knowledge of every word spoken in the heavens or on the earth. He is the All-Hearing- the All-Knowing.
Mustaqim
He said: my Lord knows what is spoken in the heaven and on earth and He listens and knows.
Linda "iLham" Barto Buy
Say, “My Lord knows every word spoken throughout Heaven and Earth. He is the Listener and the Omniscient.”
Fadel Soliman-The Bridges Translation Buy
He said, “My Lord knows what is said in the heaven and the earth, for He is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing.”
Irving/Hegab Buy
SAY: "My Lord knows whatever is spoken in Heaven and Earth; He is All Hearing, All- Knowing."
Samy Mahdy Buy
He said, “My Lord knows the saying in the sky and the earth; and He is Al-Sameiu (The Hearer), Al-Aalim (The Knowledgeable).”
Sayyid Qutb (transcription in progress) Buy
He says: 'My Lord knows whatever is spoken in heaven and earth. He is the One who hears all and knows all.'
Qarai Buy
He said, ‘My Lord knows every word [spoken] in the sky and on the earth, and He is the All-hearing, the All-knowing.’
Thomas Cleary Buy
[The Prophet] said, "My Lord knows what is said in heaven and on earth; God is all-hearing and all-knowing."
Ahmed Hulusi Buy
(Rasulullah saw) says, “My Rabb knows what is spoken in the heavens and the earth... He is the Sami and the Aleem.”
Mubarakpuri Buy
He said: "My Lord knows what is said in the heavens and on earth. And He is the All-Hearer, the All-Knower."
A. S. Mohamed Buy
He said, "My Lord knows what is spoken in the heaven and the earth. He is the Hearer, the Knowledgeable."
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli Buy
He said: �My Lord knows (every) word (spoken) in the heaven and the earth, and He is the All-Hearing, the All-knowing�
Mir Aneesuddin
Say, "My Fosterer knows what is spoken in the sky and the earth and He is the Hearing, the Knowing."
[Al-Muntakhab]
-Having known by inspiration the conclusion of their secret counsel- the Prophet said: "Allah, my Creator, knows all that is being said or discoursed in the heavens and on earth; He is AL-Sami' (the Omnipresent with unlimited audition and AL-'Alim (the Omniscient)"
The Wise Quran Project
He said, 'My Lord knows the speech in the heaven and the earth; and He is the Hearing, the Knowing.'
Newest Translations 2026
Zulfiquar Ali Bhotto
[Prophet Muhammad] said, "My Lord knows the saying [the whole story of messengers vs oppressors] in the heaven and earth, and He is the Hearing, the Knowing."
Verbatim Quran - Mahmoud K
He said, 'My Lord knows the talk in the sky and the earth; and He is the Listener, the Knowledgeable.'
Obsolete and/or older editions
Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938) Buy
Say: "My Lord knoweth (every) word (spoken) in the heavens and on earth: He is the One that heareth and knoweth (all things)."
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition) Buy
Say: "My Lord knows what is said in the heavens and on the earth, and He is the Hearer, the Knower."
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition) Buy
He said: "My Lord knows what is said in the heavens and in the Earth, and He is the Hearer, the Knower."
OLD Word by Word
He said, "My Lord knows the word in the heavens and the earth. And He (is) the All-Hearer, the All-Knower.
Transliteration Buy
Qala rabbee yaAAlamu alqawla fee alssama-i waal-ardi wahuwa alssameeAAu alAAaleemu