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Muhammad Asad   
Do they not know that God knows [all] their hidden thoughts and their secret confabulations, and that God knows fully all the things that are beyond the reach of human perception'
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
Do they not know that Allah ˹fully˺ knows their ˹evil˺ thoughts and secret talks, and that Allah is the Knower of all unseen?
Safi Kaskas   
Do they not know that God knows all their secrets and their private conversations and that God is most knowing of everything that is beyond their perception?

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Arabic   
أَلَمۡ یَعۡلَمُوۤا۟ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ یَعۡلَمُ سِرَّهُمۡ وَنَجۡوَىٰهُمۡ وَأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلَّـٰمُ ٱلۡغُیُوبِ ۝٧٨
Transliteration (2021)   
alam yaʿlamū anna l-laha yaʿlamu sirrahum wanajwāhum wa-anna l-laha ʿallāmu l-ghuyūb
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Dr. Shehnaz Shaikh, Ms. Kauser Katri, and more
  
Do not they know that Allah knows their secret and their secret conversation, and that Allah (is) All-Knower (of) the unseen?

Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad   
Do they not know that God knows [all] their hidden thoughts and their secret confabulations, and that God knows fully all the things that are beyond the reach of human perception'
M. M. Pickthall   
Know they not that Allah knoweth both their secret and the thought that they confide, and that Allah is the Knower of Things Hidden
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)   
Know they not that Allah doth know their secret (thoughts) and their secret counsels, and that Allah knoweth well all things unseen
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
Do they not know that Allah ˹fully˺ knows their ˹evil˺ thoughts and secret talks, and that Allah is the Knower of all unseen?
Safi Kaskas   
Do they not know that God knows all their secrets and their private conversations and that God is most knowing of everything that is beyond their perception?
Wahiduddin Khan   
Do they not know that God knows what they conceal and what they talk about in secret? That God knows all that is hidden
Shakir   
Do they not know that Allah knows their hidden thoughts and their secret counsels, and that Allah is the great Knower of the unseen things
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar   
Know they not that God knows their conspiring secretly and their secret? And that God is The Knower of the unseen.
T.B.Irving   
Do they not realize that God knows their secrets and their intrigue, and that God is the Knower of Unseen things?
Abdul Hye   
Don’t they know that Allah knows their secret ideas, and their secret talk, and that Allah is the All-Knower of the unseen
The Study Quran   
Know they not that God knows their secret and their private discourse, and that God is Knower of things unseen
Talal Itani & AI (2024)   
Don’t they know that God knows their secrets and their private conversations, and that God is the Knower of the unseen?
Talal Itani (2012)   
Do they not know that God knows their secrets and their conspiracies? And that God is the Knower of the unseen
Dr. Kamal Omar   
Didn’t they know that Allah knows their secret ideas and their secret discussions; and that Allah is deeply-Aware of the hidden and unseen
M. Farook Malik   
Are they not aware that Allah knows their secret thoughts and their secret counsels, and that Allah knows fully well all that is hidden
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali   
Do they not know that Allah knows their secret and their private conference and that Allah is The Sublime Knower of the things Unseen.
Muhammad Sarwar   
Were they not aware that God knows all that they hide or whisper and that He has absolute knowledge of the unseen
Muhammad Taqi Usmani   
Do they not know that Allah knows what they conceal and what they whisper, and that Allah is well aware of all the Unseen
Shabbir Ahmed   
Do they not know that Allah knows their thoughts and secret consultations and that Allah is the Great Knower of Things Hidden
Dr. Munir Munshey   
Do they not know that Allah is well Aware of their intrigues and their secret conferences? Of course, Allah is all-Knower of the unknown and the unseen
Syed Vickar Ahamed   
Do they not know that Allah knows their secret (thoughts) and their secret counsels, and that Allah knows well (Alam-ul-Ghai’ub) all the unseen things
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)   
Did they not know that Allah knows their secrets and their private conversations and that Allah is the Knower of the unseen
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)   
Did they not know that God knows their secrets, and their conspiracies, and that God is the knower of all the unsee
Abdel Haleem   
Do they not realize that God knows their secrets and their private discussions? That God knows all that is hidden
Abdul Majid Daryabadi   
Knew they not that Allah knoweth their secret and their Whisper, and that Allah is the Knower of Things Hidden
Ahmed Ali   
Have they not realised that God knows their secrets and their confidential talk, and that God has the knowledge of unknown things
Aisha Bewley   
Do they not know that Allah knows their secrets and their private talk, and that Allah is the Knower of all unseen things?
Ali Ünal   
Do they not know that God knows what they keep concealed and their private counsels and gossips, and that God has full knowledge of the whole of the Unseen (all that lies beyond the reach of any created being’s perception)
Ali Quli Qara'i   
Do they not know that Allah knows their secret [thoughts] and [hears] their secret talks, and that Allah is knower of all that is Unseen
Hamid S. Aziz   
Do they not know that Allah knows their secrets and their whisperings, and that Allah knows the Unseen
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad   
Did they not know that God knows their secret and their confidential talks, and that God knows the unseen?
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)   
Do they not know that God knows their secret and their secret counsels, and that God knows well all things unknown
Musharraf Hussain   
Aren’t they aware Allah knows their secrets and private conversations. Allah is the Knower of the unseen
Maududi   
Are they not aware that Allah knows what they conceal and what they secretly discuss, and that Allah has full knowledge even of all that is beyond the reach of perception
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)   
Did they not know that God knows their secrets, and their private counsel, and that God is the Knower of all the unseen?
Mohammad Shafi   
Do they not know that Allah knows their hidden thoughts and their secret counsels, and that Allah is the great Knower of the unseen things

Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)   
Are they not aware that Allah Knows the secrets of their hearts and their whisper and Allah is the well Knower of all hidden things?
Rashad Khalifa   
Do they not realize that GOD knows their secrets, and their conspiracies, and that GOD is the Knower of all secrets?
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah   
Did they not know that Allah knows their secret and what they conspire together, and that Allah knows all the unseen
Maulana Muhammad Ali   
Know they not that Allah knows their hidden thoughts and their secret counsels, and that Allah is the great Knower of the unseen things
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira   
Did they not know that God knows their secret and their confidential talk/secret conversation, and that God (is) all knower (of) the unseens/invisible/(unknowns)
Bijan Moeinian   
Do they not understand that God knows all their secrets and conspiracies? Do they not realize that God knows everything
Faridul Haque   
Do they not know that Allah knows their secrets and the schemes they whisper, and that Allah is the All Knowing of all the hidden
Sher Ali   
Know they not that ALLAH knows their hidden thoughts as well as their secret counsels and that ALLAH knows full well all unseen things
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri   
Do they not know that Allah is aware of their secrets and their whisperings and that Allah knows best all unseen things
Amatul Rahman Omar   
Have they not known (yet) that Allah is aware of their hidden thoughts and their private counsels and that Allah is fully Aware of all hidden realities
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali   
Know they not that Allah knows their secret ideas, and their Najwa (secret counsels), and that Allah is the All-Knower of the unseen

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works
Arthur John Arberry   
Did they not know that God knows their secret and what they conspire together, and that God knows the things unseen
George Sale   
Do they not know that God knoweth whatever they conceal, and their private discourses; and that God is the knower of secrets
Edward Henry Palmer   
Do they not know that God knows their secrets and their whisperings, and that God knows the unseen things
John Medows Rodwell   
Know they not that God knoweth their secrets and their private talk, and that God knoweth the secret things
N J Dawood (2014)   
Are they not aware that God knows what they conceal and what they talk about in secret? That God knows what is hidden

New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame   
Do they not know that Allah knows their secret thoughts and their secret counsels and that Allah indeed is The All-knower of the things in the unseen?
Munir Mezyed   
Do they not realize that Allâh has full knowledge of their secrets and whatever they conspire together, and that Allâh has full knowledge of the unseen.
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher   
Did they not know that Allah knows their secrets and their secret meetings and that Allah knows the unseen.
Linda “iLHam” Barto   
Do they not realize that Allah knows their secrets and their private discussions? Allah knows all that is hidden.
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation   
Have they not come to know that Allah knows their secret and private conversations, and that Allah is the Superb Knower of the hidden realms?
Irving & Mohamed Hegab   
Do they not realize that Allah (God) knows their secrets and their intrigue, and that Allah (God) is the Knower of Unseen things?
Samy Mahdy   
Have they not known that Allah knows their secrets and their private consultation? And surely Allah is the unseen Knower?
Sayyid Qutb   
Do they not realize that God knows both their secret thoughts and what they talk about in private, and that God has full knowledge of all things that are hidden away?
Ahmed Hulusi   
Did they (still) not understand that Allah knows in detail what is in their essence, and their whisperings, and what is unknown to them (as He creates and comprises their essential reality with His Names)!
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli   
Do they not know that Allah knows their hidden (thought) and their secret whisperings, and that Allah is the knower of all unseen (things)
Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur‘an al-Karim   
Do they not realize that Allah knows what their bosoms store of thoughts and feelings and what they suggest secretly to their minds and all that is not openly avowed! Do they not know that He is well acquainted with their secret counsel and with all that they whisper below their breath and that He is 'Alimun of the seen, the invisible and the unseen
Mir Aneesuddin   
Do they not know that Allah knows what they hide and their secret talks and (that) Allah is the Knower of the unseen?
The Wise Quran   
Do they not know that God knows their secret and their secret discourse, and that God knows the unseen?

Obsolete and/or older editions
Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)   
Know they not that God doth know their secret (thoughts) and their secret counsels, and that God knoweth well all things unseen
OLD Literal Word for Word   
Do not they know that Allah knows their secret and their secret conversation, and that Allah (is) All-Knower (of) the unseen
OLD Transliteration   
Alam yaAAlamoo anna Allaha yaAAlamu sirrahum wanajwahum waanna Allaha AAallamu alghuyoobi