Translation of the meanings Ayah 3 Surah Al-Hadīd - English Translation - Abdullah Hasan Yaqoub - The Noble Qur'an Encyclopedia

Ayah: 3

هُوَ ٱلۡأَوَّلُ وَٱلۡأٓخِرُ وَٱلظَّٰهِرُ وَٱلۡبَاطِنُۖ وَهُوَ بِكُلِّ شَيۡءٍ عَلِيمٌ

3. He is the First, the Last, the Ascendant¹, and the Intimate². He is the Knower of all things.

1. The Most High, evident through His creation and revelation. Nothing being above Him.
2. The Most Near, concealed from man's physical senses. Nothing being nearer than Him by way of His knowledge and power.