67. Surah Al-Mulk, Verse 13
وَاَسِرُّوا قَوْلَكُمْ اَوِ اجْهَرُوا بِه۪ۜ اِنَّهُ عَل۪يمٌ بِذَاتِ الصُّدُورِ
Waasirroo qawlakum awi ijharoo bihi innahuAAaleemun bithati assudoor
Whether you keep your words secret or say them out loud He knows what the heart contains.
- Progressive Muslims
And whether you keep your utterances secret, or declare them, He is fully aware of what is inside the chests.
- Shabbir Ahmed
Whether you hide your word and thought or make it known, behold, He is the Knower of what is in the hearts. ('Qaul' = Word = Saying = Utterance. It also signifies thought, opinion, belief and idea).
- Sam Gerrans
Be you secret in your speech or proclaim it, He knows that which is in the breasts.
- The Monotheist Group
And whether you keep your utterances secret, or declare them, He is fully aware of what is in the chests.
- Edip-Layth
Whether you keep your utterances secret, or declare them, He is fully aware of what is inside the chests.
- Aisha Bewley
Whether you keep your words secret or say them out loud He knows what the heart contains.
- Rashad Khalifa
Whether you keep your utterances secret, or declare them, He is fully aware of the innermost thoughts.
- Mohamed Ahmed - Samira
Whether you say a thing secretly or openly, He knows the innermost secrets of your hearts.
- Sahih International
And conceal your speech or publicize it; indeed, He is Knowing of that within the breasts.
- Muhammad Asad
AND [know, O men, that] whether you keep your beliefs secret or state them openly, He has full knowledge indeed of all that is in [your] hearts.
- Marmaduke Pickthall
And keep your opinion secret or proclaim it, lo! He is Knower of all that is in the breasts (of men).
- Abdel Khalek Himmat
Whether you converse secretly and whisper the spoken words under your breath or you utter them loudly, He is well acquainted with all that is being said, and with all that you suggest secretly to the mind, and with all that the bosoms store of thoughts and feelings and all that they forge,
- Bijan Moeinian
It is alike for God whether you murmur secretly or speak loudly in public. God hears everything. He even knows your secret thoughts.
- Al-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).
- Abdullah Yusuf Ali
And whether ye hide your word or publish it, He certainly has (full) knowledge, of the secrets of (all) hearts.
- Mustafa Khattab
Whether you speak secretly or openly—He surely knows best what is ˹hidden˺ in the heart.
- Taqi Usmani
Whether you keep your talk secret or make it aloud, He knows well what lies in the hearts.
- Abdul Haleem
Whether you keep your words secret or state them openly, He knows the contents of every heart.
- Arthur John Arberry
Be secret in your speech, or proclaim it, He knows the thoughts within the breasts.
- E. Henry Palmer
Speak ye secretly or openly, verily, He knows the nature of men's breasts!
- Hamid S. Aziz
And whether you conceal your opinion or express it; surely He is Aware of what is in the heart.
- Mahmoud Ghali
And be secret in your speech, or say it aloud; surely He is Ever-Knowing of the (inmost thoughts) within the breasts (Literally: what the breasts own).
- George Sale
Either conceal your discourse, or make it public; He knoweth the innermost parts of your breasts:
- Syed Vickar Ahamed
And whether you hide your word in secret or make it known, He is the All Knowing (Al-Aleem), of what is in the breasts (men’s hearts).
- 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.
- Ali Quli Qarai
Speak secretly, or do so loudly, indeed He knows well what is in the breasts.