Surah Al-Hadid 57:3 — translation and meaning

الحديد · Verse 3 / 29 · Page 537

ۖ هُوَ الْأَوَّلُ وَالْآخِرُ وَالظَّاهِرُ وَالْبَاطِنُ وَهُوَ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ عَلِيمٌ

Word by Word

ۖ
هُوَ
huwa
He
الْأَوَّلُ
al-awalu
(is) the First
وَالْآخِرُ
wal-akhiru
and the Last
وَالظَّاهِرُ
wal-zahiru
and the Apparent
وَالْبَاطِنُ
wal-batinu
and the Unapparent
وَهُوَ
wahuwa
and He
بِكُلِّ
bikulli
(is) of every
شَيْءٍ
shayin
thing
عَلِيمٌ
alimun
All-Knower

Transliteration

Huwal Awwalu wal'Aakhiru waz Zaahiru wal Baatinu wa huwa bikulli shai'in Aleem

Translation

He is the First and the Last, the Ascendant and the Intimate, and He is, of all things, Knowing.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

He is the First; nothing existed before Him. He is the Last; nothing will exist after Him. He is the Apparent; there is nothing above Him. He is the Intimate; there is nothing without Him, and He knows everything, He does not miss anything.

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

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