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Ar-Ra'd · 13:10

It is the same [to Him] concerning you whether one conceals [his] speech or publicizes it and whether one is hidden by night or conspicuous [among others] by day.

Sahih International

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سَوَآءٌۭ

sawāon

(It is) same (to Him)

Word breakdown

سواء

Ism · Noun

(It is) same (to Him)

Rootسويswy

to make equal, fashion proportionately, establish

83× in the Quran · Occasional

LemmaسَوَآءNominal (1) Noun

Grammar rules

Indefinite noun

سَوَآءٌۭ ((It is) same (to Him)) has no ال and takes tanwīn (the "n" sound at the end), so it means "a" or "some" — not a specific one.

We translate it as "a/an" or leave it general.

Lesson 2 · I'rab & Flexibility