Surah Az-Zukhruf (الزخرف) • The Ornaments of Gold

Quran 43:80

43:80

أَمْ يَحْسَبُونَ أَنَّا لَا نَسْمَعُ سِرَّهُمْ وَنَجْوَىٰهُم ۚ بَلَىٰ وَرُسُلُنَا لَدَيْهِمْ يَكْتُبُونَ

am yaḥsabūna annā lā nasmaʿu sirrahum wanajwāhum balā warusulunā ladayhim yaktubūna

Or do they think that We hear not their secrets and their private conversations? Yes, [We do], and Our messengers [i.e., angels] are with them recording.

— Saheeh International

Do they think We cannot hear their secret talk and their private counsel? Yes we can: Our messengers are at their sides, recording everything.

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

Or do they think that We hear not their secrets and their private counsel? (Yes We do) and Our messengers (appointed angels in charge of mankind) are by them, to record.

— Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali

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Word by Word

أَمْamOr
يَحْسَبُونَyaḥsabūna(do) they think
أَنَّاannāthat We
لَاlā(can) not
نَسْمَعُnasmaʿuhear
سِرَّهُمْsirrahumtheir secret(s)
وَنَجْوَىٰهُمۚwanajwāhumand their private counsel(s)
بَلَىٰbalāNay
وَرُسُلُنَاwarusulunāand Our Messengers
لَدَيْهِمْladayhimwith them
يَكْتُبُونَyaktubūnaare recording