Surah Al-Baqara 2:77 — translation and meaning

البقرة · Verse 77 / 286 · Page 12

أَوَلَا يَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّ اللَّهَ يَعْلَمُ مَا يُسِرُّونَ وَمَا يُعْلِنُونَ

Word by Word

أَوَلَا
awala
Do not
يَعْلَمُونَ
ya'lamuna
they know
أَنَّ
anna
that
اللَّهَ
al-laha
Allah
يَعْلَمُ
ya'lamu
knows
مَا
ma
what
يُسِرُّونَ
yusirruna
they conceal
وَمَا
wama
and what
يُعْلِنُونَ
yu'linuna
they declare

Transliteration

Awalaa ya'lamoona annal laaha ya'lamu maa yusirroona wa maa yu'linoon

Translation

But do they not know that Allah knows what they conceal and what they declare?

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

They behave in this pathetic manner as if they are unaware that Allah knows what they hide, in terms of what they say and do, and what they reveal; but He will reveal it and expose them.

Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.

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