# Ayn-Lam-Nun — علن (Eln)

> Occurs in 16 verses of the Quran.

- **Source:** https://quran.so/root/Eln

- **Meaning:** to be open/manifest/public, become known, reveal
- **Derived forms:** أَعْلَن (12) · عَلَانِيَة (4)

## Verses containing this root

### 2. Surah Al-Baqarah, Verse 77

- **Form in this verse:** يُعْلِنُونَ — yuʿ'linūna · "they declare"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 3rd person, masculine, plural · present tense

اَوَلَا يَعْلَمُونَ اَنَّ اللّٰهَ يَعْلَمُ مَا يُسِرُّونَ وَمَا يُعْلِنُونَ

Awa la yaAAlamoona anna AllahayaAAlamu ma yusirroona wama yuAAlinoon

Or know they not that God knows what they keep secret and what they make known?

_https://quran.so/surah-al-baqarah/verse-77.md_

### 2. Surah Al-Baqarah, Verse 274

- **Form in this verse:** وَعَلَانِيَةًۭ — waʿalāniyatan · "and openly"
  - **Grammar:** noun · feminine · accusative case · indefinite

اَلَّذ۪ينَ يُنْفِقُونَ اَمْوَالَهُمْ بِالَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ سِراًّ وَعَلَانِيَةً فَلَهُمْ اَجْرُهُمْ عِنْدَ رَبِّهِمْۚ وَلَا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَ

Allatheena yunfiqoona amwalahumbillayli wannahari sirran waAAalaniyatanfalahum ajruhum AAinda rabbihim wala khawfun AAalayhim walahum yahzanoon

Those who spend their wealth by night and by day, secretly and openly: they have their reward with their Lord; and no fear will be upon them, nor will they grieve.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-baqarah/verse-274.md_

### 11. Surah Hud, Verse 5

- **Form in this verse:** يُعْلِنُونَ ۚ — yuʿ'linūna · "they reveal"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 3rd person, masculine, plural · present tense

اَلَٓا اِنَّهُمْ يَثْنُونَ صُدُورَهُمْ لِيَسْتَخْفُوا مِنْهُۜ  اَلَا ح۪ينَ يَسْتَغْشُونَ ثِيَابَهُمْۙ يَعْلَمُ مَا يُسِرُّونَ وَمَا يُعْلِنُونَۚ اِنَّهُ عَل۪يمٌ بِذَاتِ الصُّدُورِ

Ala innahum yathnoona sudoorahumliyastakhfoo minhu ala heena yastaghshoona thiyabahumyaAAlamu ma yusirroona wama yuAAlinoona innahuAAaleemun bithati assudoor

In truth, they fold over their breasts to hide from Him; is it not that when they cover themselves with their garments He knows what they keep secret and what they make known? He knows what is in the breasts.

_https://quran.so/surah-hud/verse-5.md_

### 13. Surah Ar-Ra'd, Verse 22

- **Form in this verse:** وَعَلَانِيَةًۭ — waʿalāniyatan · "and publicly"
  - **Grammar:** noun · feminine · accusative case · indefinite

وَالَّذ۪ينَ صَبَرُوا ابْتِغَٓاءَ وَجْهِ رَبِّهِمْ وَاَقَامُوا الصَّلٰوةَ وَاَنْفَقُوا مِمَّا رَزَقْنَاهُمْ سِراًّ وَعَلَانِيَةً وَيَدْرَؤُ۫نَ بِالْحَسَنَةِ السَّيِّئَةَ اُو۬لٰٓئِكَ لَهُمْ عُقْبَى الدَّارِۙ

Wallatheena sabarooibtighaa wajhi rabbihim waaqamoo assalatawaanfaqoo mimma razaqnahum sirran waAAalaniyatanwayadraoona bilhasanati assayyi-ata ola-ikalahum AAuqba addar

And who are patient seeking the face of their Lord, and uphold the duty, and spend of what We have provided them, secretly and openly, and they avert evil with good: those have the good final abode:

_https://quran.so/surah-ar-rad/verse-22.md_

### 14. Surah Ibrahim, Verse 31

- **Form in this verse:** وَعَلَانِيَةًۭ — waʿalāniyatan · "and publicly"
  - **Grammar:** noun · feminine · accusative case · indefinite

قُلْ لِعِبَادِيَ الَّذ۪ينَ اٰمَنُوا يُق۪يمُوا الصَّلٰوةَ وَيُنْفِقُوا مِمَّا رَزَقْنَاهُمْ سِراًّ وَعَلَانِيَةً مِنْ قَبْلِ اَنْ يَأْتِيَ يَوْمٌ لَا بَيْعٌ ف۪يهِ وَلَا خِلَالٌ

Qul liAAibadiya allatheena amanooyuqeemoo assalata wayunfiqoo mimmarazaqnahum sirran waAAalaniyatan min qabli anya/tiya yawmun la bayAAun feehi wala khilal

Say thou to My servants who heed warning, that they uphold the duty, and spend of what We have provided them, secretly and openly, before there comes a day wherein there is neither bargaining nor friendship.

_https://quran.so/surah-ibrahim/verse-31.md_

### 14. Surah Ibrahim, Verse 38

- **Form in this verse:** نُعْلِنُ ۗ — nuʿ'linu · "we proclaim"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 1st person, plural · present tense

رَبَّـنَٓا اِنَّكَ تَعْلَمُ مَا نُخْف۪ي وَمَا نُعْلِنُۜ وَمَا يَخْفٰى عَلَى اللّٰهِ مِنْ شَيْءٍ فِي الْاَرْضِ وَلَا فِي السَّمَٓاءِ

Rabbana innaka taAAlamu manukhfee wama nuAAlinu wama yakhfa AAalaAllahi min shay-in fee al-ardi wala fee assama/-

“Our Lord: Thou knowest what we hide, and what we make known; and nothing is hidden from God in the earth or in the heaven.

_https://quran.so/surah-ibrahim/verse-38.md_

### 16. Surah An-Nahl, Verse 19

- **Form in this verse:** تُعْلِنُونَ — tuʿ'linūna · "you reveal"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 2nd person, masculine, plural · present tense

وَاللّٰهُ يَعْلَمُ مَا تُسِرُّونَ وَمَا تُعْلِنُونَ

Wallahu yaAAlamu matusirroona wama tuAAlinoon

And God knows what you keep secret and what you make known.

_https://quran.so/surah-an-nahl/verse-19.md_

### 16. Surah An-Nahl, Verse 23

- **Form in this verse:** يُعْلِنُونَ ۚ — yuʿ'linūna · "they reveal"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 3rd person, masculine, plural · present tense

لَا جَرَمَ اَنَّ اللّٰهَ يَعْلَمُ مَا يُسِرُّونَ وَمَا يُعْلِنُونَۜ اِنَّهُ لَا يُحِبُّ الْمُسْتَكْبِر۪ينَ

La jarama anna Allaha yaAAlamuma yusirroona wama yuAAlinoona innahu la yuhibbualmustakbireen

Without doubt, God knows what they keep secret and what they make known; He loves not those that wax proud.

_https://quran.so/surah-an-nahl/verse-23.md_

### 27. Surah An-Naml, Verse 25

- **Form in this verse:** تُعْلِنُونَ — tuʿ'linūna · "you declare"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 2nd person, masculine, plural · present tense

اَلَّا يَسْجُدُوا لِلّٰهِ الَّذ۪ي يُخْرِجُ الْخَبْءَ فِي السَّمٰوَاتِ وَالْاَرْضِ وَيَعْلَمُ مَا تُخْفُونَ وَمَا تُعْلِنُونَ

Alla yasjudoo lillahi allatheeyukhriju alkhabaa fee assamawati wal-ardiwayaAAlamu ma tukhfoona wama tuAAlinoon

That they submit not to God who brings forth the hidden in the heavens and the earth, and knows what you hide and what you make known;

_https://quran.so/surah-an-naml/verse-25.md_

### 27. Surah An-Naml, Verse 74

- **Form in this verse:** يُعْلِنُونَ — yuʿ'linūna · "they declare"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 3rd person, masculine, plural · present tense

وَاِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَيَعْلَمُ مَا تُكِنُّ صُدُورُهُمْ وَمَا يُعْلِنُونَ

Wa-inna rabbaka layaAAlamu ma tukinnusudooruhum wama yuAAlinoon

And thy Lord knows what their breasts conceal, and what they make known.

_https://quran.so/surah-an-naml/verse-74.md_

### 28. Surah Al-Qasas, Verse 69

- **Form in this verse:** يُعْلِنُونَ — yuʿ'linūna · "they declare"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 3rd person, masculine, plural · present tense

وَرَبُّكَ يَعْلَمُ مَا تُكِنُّ صُدُورُهُمْ وَمَا يُعْلِنُونَ

Warabbuka yaAAlamu ma tukinnu sudooruhumwama yuAAlinoon

And thy Lord knows what their breasts conceal and what they make known.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-qasas/verse-69.md_

### 35. Surah Fatir, Verse 29

- **Form in this verse:** وَعَلَانِيَةًۭ — waʿalāniyatan · "and openly"
  - **Grammar:** noun · feminine · accusative case · indefinite

اِنَّ الَّذ۪ينَ يَتْلُونَ كِتَابَ اللّٰهِ وَاَقَامُوا الصَّلٰوةَ وَاَنْفَقُوا مِمَّا رَزَقْنَاهُمْ سِراًّ وَعَلَانِيَةً يَرْجُونَ تِجَارَةً لَنْ تَبُورَۙ

Inna allatheena yatloona kitabaAllahi waaqamoo assalatawaanfaqoo mimma razaqnahum sirran waAAalaniyatanyarjoona tijaratan lan taboor

Those who recite the Writ of God and uphold the duty and spend of what We have provided them, secretly and openly, expect a trade that perishes not,

_https://quran.so/surah-fatir/verse-29.md_

### 36. Surah Ya-Sin, Verse 76

- **Form in this verse:** يُعْلِنُونَ — yuʿ'linūna · "they declare"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 3rd person, masculine, plural · present tense

فَلَا يَحْزُنْكَ قَوْلُهُمْۢ اِنَّا نَعْلَمُ مَا يُسِرُّونَ وَمَا يُعْلِنُونَ

Fala yahzunka qawluhum innanaAAlamu ma yusirroona wama yuAAlinoon

So let not their speech grieve thee; We know what they conceal and what they make known.

_https://quran.so/surah-ya-sin/verse-76.md_

### 60. Surah Al-Mumtahanah, Verse 1

- **Form in this verse:** أَعْلَنتُمْ ۚ — aʿlantum · "you declare"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 2nd person, masculine, plural · past tense

يَٓا اَيُّهَا الَّذ۪ينَ اٰمَنُوا لَا تَتَّخِذُوا عَدُوّ۪ي وَعَدُوَّكُمْ اَوْلِيَٓاءَ تُلْقُونَ اِلَيْهِمْ بِالْمَوَدَّةِ وَقَدْ كَفَرُوا بِمَا جَٓاءَكُمْ مِنَ الْحَقِّۚ يُخْرِجُونَ الرَّسُولَ وَاِيَّاكُمْ اَنْ تُؤْمِنُوا بِاللّٰهِ رَبِّكُمْۜ اِنْ كُنْتُمْ خَرَجْتُمْ جِهَاداً ف۪ي سَب۪يل۪ي وَابْتِغَٓاءَ مَرْضَات۪ي تُسِرُّونَ اِلَيْهِمْ بِالْمَوَدَّةِۗ وَاَنَا۬ اَعْلَمُ بِمَٓا اَخْفَيْتُمْ وَمَٓا اَعْلَنْتُمْۜ وَمَنْ يَفْعَلْهُ مِنْكُمْ فَقَدْ ضَلَّ سَوَٓاءَ السَّب۪يلِ

Ya ayyuha allatheena amanoola tattakhithoo AAaduwwee waAAaduwwakum awliyaatulqoona ilayhim bilmawaddati waqad kafaroo bima jaakummina alhaqqi yukhrijoona arrasoola wa-iyyakuman tu/minoo billahi rabbikum in kuntum kharajtumjihadan fee sabeelee wabtighaa mardateetusirroona ilayhim bilmawaddati waana aAAlamu bimaakhfaytum wama aAAlantum waman yafAAalhu minkum faqad dallasawaa assabeel

O you who heed warning: take not My enemy and your enemy as allies, extending to them love, when they have denied that which has come to you of the truth — they, turning out the Messenger and you because you believe in God, your Lord, if you go forth to strive in My cause and seeking My pleasure — showing them love in secret. And I best know what you conceal and what you proclaim; and whoso does it among you, he has strayed from the right path.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-mumtahanah/verse-1.md_

### 64. Surah At-Taghabun, Verse 4

- **Form in this verse:** تُعْلِنُونَ ۚ — tuʿ'linūna · "you declare"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 2nd person, masculine, plural · present tense

يَعْلَمُ مَا فِي السَّمٰوَاتِ وَالْاَرْضِ وَيَعْلَمُ مَا تُسِرُّونَ وَمَا تُعْلِنُونَۜ وَاللّٰهُ عَل۪يمٌ بِذَاتِ الصُّدُورِ

YaAAlamu ma fee assamawatiwal-ardi wayaAAlamu ma tusirroona wamatuAAlinoona wallahu AAaleemun bithati assudoor

He knows what is in the heavens and the earth, and He knows what you conceal and what you make known; and God knows that which is in the breasts.

_https://quran.so/surah-at-taghabun/verse-4.md_

### 71. Surah Nuh, Verse 9

- **Form in this verse:** أَعْلَنتُ — aʿlantu · "announced"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 1st person, singular · past tense

ثُمَّ اِنّ۪ٓي اَعْلَنْتُ لَهُمْ وَاَسْرَرْتُ لَهُمْ اِسْرَاراًۙ

Thumma innee aAAlantu lahum waasrartu lahumisrara

“Then I proclaimed to them, and confided to them in secret,

_https://quran.so/surah-nuh/verse-9.md_

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