Translation of the meanings Ayah 3 Surah Al-Hadīd - English Translation - Saheeh International - The Noble Qur'an Encyclopedia

Ayah: 3

هُوَ ٱلۡأَوَّلُ وَٱلۡأٓخِرُ وَٱلظَّٰهِرُ وَٱلۡبَاطِنُۖ وَهُوَ بِكُلِّ شَيۡءٍ عَلِيمٌ

(3) He is the First^[1623] and the Last,^[1624] the Ascendant^[1625] and the Intimate,^[1626] and He is, of all things, Knowing.

[1623]- Before whom nothing existed. Also, He who is supreme, foremost or uppermost.
[1624]- Enduring eternally when nothing else remains.
[1625]- Nothing being above Him. Another meaning is "the Apparent," i.e., evident through His creation and revelation.
[1626]- Nothing being nearer than Him by way of His knowledge. Another meaning is "the Unapparent," i.e., concealed from man's physical senses.