28يَعلَمُ ما بَينَ أَيديهِم وَما خَلفَهُم وَلا يَشفَعونَ إِلّا لِمَنِ ارتَضىٰ وَهُم مِن خَشيَتِهِ مُشفِقونَMuhammad AsadHe knows all that lies open before them and all that is hidden from them:1 hence, they cannot intercede for any but those whom He has [already] graced with His goodly acceptance,2 since they themselves stand in reverent awe of Him.See note 247 on 2:255.Cf. 19:87 and 20:109. Regarding the problem of "intercession" as such, see note 7 on 10:3.