Al-Qur'an Surah Al-Mulk Verse 13

Mufti Taqi Usmani

Whether you keep your talk secret or make it aloud, He knows well what lies in the hearts.

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

Whether you speak secretly or openly—He surely knows best what is ˹hidden˺ in the heart.

Ruwwad Translation Center

Whether you speak secretly or openly, He is All-Knowing of that which is in the hearts.

A. J. Arberry

Be secret in your speech, or proclaim it, He knows the thoughts within the breasts.

Abdul Haleem

Whether you keep your words secret or state them openly, He knows the contents of every heart.

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

And whather ye keep your discourse secret or publish it, verily He is the Knower of that which is in the breasts.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

And whether ye hide your word or publish it, He certainly has (full) knowledge, of the secrets of (all) hearts.

Abul Ala Maududi

Whether you speak in secrecy or aloud, (it is all the same to Allah). He even knows the secrets that lie hidden in the breasts of people.

Ahmed Ali

Whether you say a thing secretly or openly, He knows the innermost secrets of your hearts.

Ahmed Raza Khan

And whether you speak softly or proclaim it aloud; He indeed knows what lies within the hearts!

Ali Quli Qarai

Speak secretly, or do so openly, indeed He knows well what is in the breasts.

Ali Ünal

Whether you keep concealed what you intend to say or speak it out loud, He surely has full knowledge of all that lies in the bosoms.

Amatul Rahman Omar

(Mankind!) Whether you conceal your thoughts or speak them openly (it makes little difference to Him) for He knows well the innermost secrets of the hearts.

English Literal

And keep your opinion and belief/statement secret, or you publicize/declare with it, that He truly is knowledgeable with of the chests (innermosts).

Faridul Haque

And whether you speak softly or proclaim it aloud; He indeed knows what lies within the hearts!

Hamid S. Aziz

And whether you conceal your opinion or express it; surely He is Aware of what is in the heart.

Hilali & Khan

And whether you keep your talk secret or disclose it, verily, He is the All-Knower of what is in the breasts (of men).

Maulana Mohammad Ali

Does He not know Who created? And He is the Knower of subtilties, the Aware.

Mohammad Habib Shakir

And conceal your word or manifest it; surely He is Cognizant of what is in the hearts.

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall

And keep your opinion secret or proclaim it, lo! He is Knower of all that is in the breasts (of men).

Muhammad Sarwar

Whether you conceal what you say or reveal it, God knows best all that the hearts contain.

Qaribullah & Darwish

(Whether you) speak in secret or aloud, He knows the innermost of the chests.

Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri

And whether you keep your talk secret or disclose it, verily, He is the All-Knower of what is in the breasts.

Wahiduddin Khan

Whether you speak in secret or aloud, He knows what is in every heart.

Talal Itani

Whether you keep your words secret, or declare them—He is Aware of the inner thoughts.

Tafsir jalalayn

And [whether you] keep secret, O people, your speech or proclaim it, He indeed, exalted be He, is Knower of what is in the breasts, of what they contain; so how much more so [is He Knower] in the case of what you utter [openly] -- the reason for the revelation of this [verse] was that the idolaters said to one another; `Speak secretly, and Muhammad's god will not hear you'.

Tafseer Ibn Kathir

And whether you keep your talk secret or disclose it, verily, He is the All-Knower of what is in the breasts.

meaning, that which occurs in the hearts (ideas, thoughts, etc.)