Surah Al-Baqara · Ayah 77·Madanī

77

أَوَلَا أَنَّ مَا وَمَا ﴿٧٧﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

But do they not know that Allah knows what they conceal and what they declare?

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Tafsīr

No commentary indexed for this ayah yet.

Verse DNA · this āyah at a glance

Vocabulary and recitation are counted from the morphology and the Uthmani marks; commentary reports whether an authored tafsīr entry reaches this āyah. A structural read, not a judgement — a denser strip is not a weightier verse.

Vocabulary · 4 roots in 5 of 9 words

Recitation · 10 points across 5 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī6
  • Ghunnah1
  • Lām shamsiyyah1
  • Heavy rāʾ1
  • Heavy Allāh1

Commentary

No tafsīr entry reaches this āyah yet — the interpretive layer covers a pilot, not the whole Book.

Shape

9 words · 36 letters · 1 proper noun · āyah 77 of 286

once in the Qurʾān2–10×11–50×51–300×300+×

Similar verses by meaning

Ranked by semantic similarity over translation embeddings — a model’s proxy for meaning, not a claim about it, and not tafsīr. Verses may be kin in theme while differing entirely in wording.

  • Quran 9:78 · At-Tawbavery close

    أَلَمْ يَعْلَمُوٓا۟ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَعْلَمُ سِرَّهُمْ وَنَجْوَىٰهُمْ وَأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلَّٰمُ ٱلْغُيُوبِ

    Did they not know that Allah knows their secrets and their private conversations and that Allah is the Knower of the unseen?

  • Quran 16:23 · An-Nahlvery close

    لَا جَرَمَ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَعْلَمُ مَا يُسِرُّونَ وَمَا يُعْلِنُونَ إِنَّهُۥ لَا يُحِبُّ ٱلْمُسْتَكْبِرِينَ

    Assuredly, Allah knows what they conceal and what they declare. Indeed, He does not like the arrogant.

  • Quran 27:25 · An-Namlvery close

    أَلَّا يَسْجُدُوا۟ لِلَّهِ ٱلَّذِى يُخْرِجُ ٱلْخَبْءَ فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَيَعْلَمُ مَا تُخْفُونَ وَمَا تُعْلِنُونَ

    [And] so they do not prostrate to Allah, who brings forth what is hidden within the heavens and the earth and knows what you conceal and what you declare -

  • Quran 84:22 · Al-Inshiqaaqvery close

    بَلِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ يُكَذِّبُونَ

    But those who have disbelieved deny,

  • Quran 4:108 · An-Nisaavery close

    يَسْتَخْفُونَ مِنَ ٱلنَّاسِ وَلَا يَسْتَخْفُونَ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ وَهُوَ مَعَهُمْ إِذْ يُبَيِّتُونَ مَا لَا يَرْضَىٰ مِنَ ٱلْقَوْلِ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ بِمَا يَعْمَلُونَ مُحِيطًا

    They conceal [their evil intentions and deeds] from the people, but they cannot conceal [them] from Allah, and He is with them [in His knowledge] when they spend the night in such…

  • Quran 11:5 · Hudvery close

    أَلَآ إِنَّهُمْ يَثْنُونَ صُدُورَهُمْ لِيَسْتَخْفُوا۟ مِنْهُ أَلَا حِينَ يَسْتَغْشُونَ ثِيَابَهُمْ يَعْلَمُ مَا يُسِرُّونَ وَمَا يُعْلِنُونَ إِنَّهُۥ عَلِيمٌۢ بِذَاتِ ٱلصُّدُورِ

    Unquestionably, they the disbelievers turn away their breasts to hide themselves from Him. Unquestionably, [even] when they cover themselves in their clothing, Allah knows what…

Verses built from the same roots

Ranked by shared vocabulary (idf-cosine over each verse’s root-set). Shared words are a fact about form — they do not by themselves mean two verses are about the same thing.

  • An-Nahl 16:194 shared roots

    وَٱللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ مَا تُسِرُّونَ وَمَا تُعْلِنُونَ

    ع-ل-نس-ر-رع-ل-مأ-ل-ه

  • Nooh 71:92 shared roots

    ثُمَّ إِنِّىٓ أَعْلَنتُ لَهُمْ وَأَسْرَرْتُ لَهُمْ إِسْرَارًا

    ع-ل-نس-ر-ر

  • Yaseen 36:763 shared roots

    فَلَا يَحْزُنكَ قَوْلُهُمْ إِنَّا نَعْلَمُ مَا يُسِرُّونَ وَمَا يُعْلِنُونَ

    ع-ل-نس-ر-رع-ل-م

  • At-Taghaabun 64:44 shared roots

    يَعْلَمُ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَيَعْلَمُ مَا تُسِرُّونَ وَمَا تُعْلِنُونَ وَٱللَّهُ عَلِيمٌۢ بِذَاتِ ٱلصُّدُورِ

    ع-ل-نس-ر-رع-ل-مأ-ل-ه

  • An-Nahl 16:234 shared roots

    لَا جَرَمَ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَعْلَمُ مَا يُسِرُّونَ وَمَا يُعْلِنُونَ إِنَّهُۥ لَا يُحِبُّ ٱلْمُسْتَكْبِرِينَ

    ع-ل-نس-ر-رع-ل-مأ-ل-ه

  • Ibrahim 14:383 shared roots

    رَبَّنَآ إِنَّكَ تَعْلَمُ مَا نُخْفِى وَمَا نُعْلِنُ وَمَا يَخْفَىٰ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ مِن شَىْءٍ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَلَا فِى ٱلسَّمَآءِ

    ع-ل-نع-ل-مأ-ل-ه

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 2:77?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 2:77 include Quran 9:78 (Surah At-Tawba), Quran 16:23 (Surah An-Nahl), Quran 27:25 (Surah An-Naml), and Quran 84:22 (Surah Al-Inshiqaaq). For example, 9:78 reads: “Did they not know that Allah knows their secrets and their private conversations and that Allah is the Knower of the unseen?” These are ranked by comparing translations of every verse in the Qurʾān, so they are a measure of similar wording and theme — not a tafsīr ruling.

What does Quran 2:77 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 2:77 (Surah Al-Baqara, The Cow) reads: “But do they not know that Allah knows what they conceal and what they declare?”

Which surah is verse 2:77 in?

Quran 2:77 is āyah 77 of Surah Al-Baqara (The Cow), chapter 2 of the Qurʾān — a Medinan (Madanī) surah of 286 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 2:77?

Tartīl presents Quran 2:77 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.