Surah Hud (هود) • Hud

Quran 11:47

11:47

قَالَ رَبِّ إِنِّىٓ أَعُوذُ بِكَ أَنْ أَسْـَٔلَكَ مَا لَيْسَ لِى بِهِۦ عِلْمٌ ۖ وَإِلَّا تَغْفِرْ لِى وَتَرْحَمْنِىٓ أَكُن مِّنَ ٱلْخَـٰسِرِينَ

qāla rabbi innī aʿūdhu bika an asalaka mā laysa lī bihi ʿil'mun wa-illā taghfir lī watarḥamnī akun mina l-khāsirīna

[Noah] said, "My Lord, I seek refuge in You from asking that of which I have no knowledge. And unless You forgive me and have mercy upon me, I will be among the losers."

— Saheeh International

He said, ‘My Lord, I take refuge with You from asking for things I know nothing about. If You do not forgive me, and have mercy on me, I shall be one of the losers.’

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

Nûh (Noah) said: "O my Lord! I seek refuge with You from asking You that of which I have no knowledge. And unless You forgive me and have Mercy on me, I will indeed be one of the losers."

— Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali

Juz 12Page 227meccan

Word by Word

قَالَqālaHe said
رَبِّrabbiO my Lord
إِنِّىٓinnīIndeed, I
أَعُوذُaʿūdhuseek refuge
بِكَbikain You
أَنْanthat
أَسْـَٔلَكَasalakaI (should) ask You
مَاmāwhat
لَيْسَlaysanot
لِىlīI have
بِهِۦbihiof it
عِلْمٌۭۖʿil'munknowledge
وَإِلَّاwa-illāAnd unless
تَغْفِرْtaghfirYou forgive
لِىlīme
وَتَرْحَمْنِىٓwatarḥamnīand You have mercy on me
أَكُنakunI will be
مِّنَminaamong
ٱلْخَـٰسِرِينَl-khāsirīnathe losers