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Hud 5

Ayah 5 of 123 · Meccan

أَلَآ إِنَّهُمۡ يَثۡنُونَ صُدُورَهُمۡ لِيَسۡتَخۡفُواْ مِنۡهُۚ أَلَا حِينَ يَسۡتَغۡشُونَ ثِيَابَهُمۡ يَعۡلَمُ مَا يُسِرُّونَ وَمَا يُعۡلِنُونَۚ إِنَّهُۥ عَلِيمُۢ بِذَاتِ ٱلصُّدُورِ ٥

Unquestionably, they [i.e., the disbelievers] turn away their breasts to hide themselves from him. Unquestionably, [even] when they cover themselves in their clothing, He [i.e., Allāh] knows what they conceal and what they declare. Indeed, He is Knowing of that within the breasts.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. أَلَآNo doubtalā
  2. إِنَّهُمۡTheyinnahum
  3. يَثۡنُونَfold upyathnūna
  4. صُدُورَهُمۡtheir breastsṣudūrahum
  5. لِيَسۡتَخۡفُواْthat they may hideliyastakhfū
  6. مِنۡهُۚfrom Himmin'hu
  7. أَلَاSurelyalā
  8. حِينَwhenḥīna
  9. يَسۡتَغۡشُونَthey cover (themselves)yastaghshūna
  10. ثِيَابَهُمۡ(with) their garmentsthiyābahum
  11. يَعۡلَمُHe knowsyaʿlamu
  12. مَاwhatmā
  13. يُسِرُّونَthey concealyusirrūna
  14. وَمَاand whatwamā
  15. يُعۡلِنُونَۚthey revealyuʿ'linūna
  16. إِنَّهُۥIndeed, Heinnahu
  17. عَلِيمُۢ(is) All-Knowerʿalīmun
  18. بِذَاتِof whatbidhāti
  19. ٱلصُّدُورِ(is in) the breastsl-ṣudūri

Tafsir

These idolaters bend their backs and lower their heads in order to hide from Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him). When they cover their heads with their clothing so that Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) does not see them, turning away from what he brought, Allah knows what they conceal and what they reveal. He knows the intentions that are in the heart. Nothing is hidden from Him.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran