ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ : ٧

  • إِلَّا Except
  • مَا what
  • شَآءَ wills
  • ٱللَّهُۚ Allah
  • إِنَّهُۥ Indeed, He
  • يَعۡلَمُ knows
  • ٱلۡجَهۡرَ the manifest
  • وَمَا and what
  • يَخۡفَىٰ is hidden
Except what Allāh should will. Indeed, He knows what is declared and what is hidden.
except what God may will, that you forget, by abrogating its recitation and its ruling - the Prophet may peace and salutation be upon him used to recite aloud while Gabriel recited, fearing to forget, and so it is as though it was said to him, 'Do not hasten in it; you will not forget and so do not weary yourself by reciting it aloud'; assuredly He, exalted be He, knows what is overt, of words and deeds, and what is hidden, of both of these.