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Muhammad Asad   
Yet God has full knowledge of what they conceal [in their hearts]
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
But Allah knows best whatever they hide.
Safi Kaskas   
but God knows best what they comprehend.

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Arabic   
وَٱللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا يُوعُونَ
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wal-lahu aʿlamu bimā yūʿūna
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and Allah knows best of what they keep (i.e., hide) within themselves
Word for Word
Dr. Shehnaz Shaikh, Ms. Kauser Katri, and more   
And Allah (is) most knowing of what they keep within themselves

Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad   
Yet God has full knowledge of what they conceal [in their hearts]
M. M. Pickthall   
And Allah knoweth best what they are hiding
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)   
But Allah has full knowledge of what they secrete (in their breasts
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
But Allah knows best whatever they hide.
Safi Kaskas   
but God knows best what they comprehend.
Wahiduddin Khan   
God is quite aware of what they are storing in their hearts
Shakir   
And Allah knows best what they hide
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar   
but God is greater in knowledge of what they amass.
T.B.Irving   
while God is quite Aware of how they are holding back.
Abdul Hye   
and Allah knows best what they are hiding (in their hearts).
The Study Quran   
But God knows best what they conceal
Talal Itani & AI (2024)   
And God certainly knows what they are hiding.
Talal Itani (2012)   
But God knows what they hide inside
Dr. Kamal Omar   
And Allah knows better what they amass
M. Farook Malik   
and Allah knows what they are hiding in their hearts
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali   
And Allah knows best whatever they heedfully harbor (in their breasts)
Muhammad Sarwar   
but God knows best whatever they accumulate in their hearts
Muhammad Taqi Usmani   
And Allah is most aware of what they store
Shabbir Ahmed   
And Allah is best Knower of what they hide. (Their idols, peer pressure, traditions, malice, schemes, vested interests)
Dr. Munir Munshey   
Indeed, Allah (alone) knows what (kind of) deeds they collect
Syed Vickar Ahamed   
But Allah has full knowledge of what they do and think
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)   
And Allah is most knowing of what they keep within themselves
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)   
And God is more aware of what they gather
Abdel Haleem   
God knows best what they keep hidden inside––
Abdul Majid Daryabadi   
Whereas Allah knoweth best that which they cherish
Ahmed Ali   
But God knows what they harbour in their breasts
Aisha Bewley   
But Allah knows best what they are storing in their hearts.
Ali Ünal   
And God has full knowledge of what they harbor (in their hearts)
Ali Quli Qara'i   
and Allah knows best what they keep to themselves
Hamid S. Aziz   
But Allah knows best the (malice) that they hide
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad   
and God knows better what they hold (inside them).
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)   
But God has full knowledge of what they hide
Musharraf Hussain   
Allah knows best what they hide in their minds,
Maududi   
Allah knows best what they are accumulating (in their Record)
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)   
AndGod is more aware of what they gather.
Mohammad Shafi   
And Allah knows what they keep to themselves

Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)   
And Allah knows well what they keep in their hearts.
Rashad Khalifa   
GOD is fully aware of their innermost thoughts
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah   
and Allah knows very well what they gather
Maulana Muhammad Ali   
And Allah knows best what they hide
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira   
And God (is) more knowing with what they comprehend/perceive/accept
Bijan Moeinian   
Indeed God is aware of the innermost thought of these kind of people
Faridul Haque   
And Allah well knows what they conceal in their hearts
Sher Ali   
And ALLAH knows best what they keep hidden in their hearts
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri   
And Allah knows best (the contention and disbelief) which they are piling
Amatul Rahman Omar   
And Allah knows best all that they keep hidden (in their hearts)
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali   
And Allah knows best what they gather (of good and bad deeds)

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works
Arthur John Arberry   
and God knows very well what they are secreting
George Sale   
But God well knoweth the malice which they keep hidden in their breasts
Edward Henry Palmer   
but God knows best the (malice) that they hide
John Medows Rodwell   
But God knoweth their secret hatreds
N J Dawood (2014)   
but God knows best the falsehoods they believe in

New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame   
But Allah is All-knowing about all that they contain [in their hearts].
Munir Mezyed   
And Allâh has full knowledge of whatsoever they have stored up in their hearts.
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher   
And Allah knows best what they conceal.
Linda “iLHam” Barto   
Allah has full knowledge of what [ill thoughts] they harbor.
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation   
but Allah knows better what they hide inside.
Irving & Mohamed Hegab   
while Allah (God) is quite Aware of how they are holding back.
Samy Mahdy   
And Allah is more knowledgeable by what they hide.
Sayyid Qutb   
yet God knows very well what they are hiding
Ahmed Hulusi   
But Allah knows better what they collect and keep within themselves (their thoughts and beliefs).
Torres Al Haneef (partial translation)   
and Allah knows best what they hide
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli   
And Allah knows best what they keep secret (in their breasts
Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur‘an al-Karim   
Allah is fully cognizant of what they conceal in their hearts and what is forged in their bosoms and He knows that infidelity is their very prevalent inclination
Mir Aneesuddin   
And Allah knows best what they hide.
The Wise Quran   
And God knows best what they hide.

Obsolete and/or older editions
Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)   
But God has full knowledge of what they secrete (in their breasts
OLD Literal Word for Word   
And Allah (is) most knowing of what they keep within themselve
OLD Transliteration   
WaAllahu aAAlamu bima yooAAoona