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هُوَ ٱلۡأَوَّلُ وَٱلۡأٓخِرُ وَٱلظَّٰهِرُ وَٱلۡبَاطِنُۖ وَهُوَ بِكُلِّ شَيۡءٍ عَلِيمٌ
Huwal Awwalu wal'Aakhiru waz Zaahiru wal Baatinu wa huwa bikulli shai'in Aleem
He is the First and the Last, the Evident and the Immanent: and He has full knowledge of all things.
— Al-Hadid (ٱلْحَدِيد), 57:3
هُوَ ٱلۡأَوَّلُ وَٱلۡأٓخِرُ وَٱلظَّٰهِرُ وَٱلۡبَاطِنُۖ وَهُوَ بِكُلِّ شَيۡءٍ عَلِيمٌTransliteration: Huwal Awwalu wal'Aakhiru waz Zaahiru wal Baatinu wa huwa bikulli shai'in Aleem
Translation (Yusuf Ali): He is the First and the Last, the Evident and the Immanent: and He has full knowledge of all things.
This is verse 3 of Surah Al-Hadid (ٱلْحَدِيد, meaning "The Iron"), the 57th surah of the Quran. It is a Medinan surah with 29 total verses.
This verse is referenced in the following Quranic topics: Oneness of Allah.