Quran 11:47

Surah Hud, Verse 47

Juz 12 · Page 227 · Ruku 186 · Meccan

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

Word by word

قَالَ qāla He said رَبِّ rabbi O my Lord إِنِّىٓ innī Indeed, I أَعُوذُ aʿūdhu seek refuge بِكَ bika in You أَنْ an that أَسْـَٔلَكَ asalaka I (should) ask You مَا mā what لَيْسَ laysa not لِى lī I have بِهِۦ bihi of it عِلْمٌۭ ۖ ʿil'mun knowledge وَإِلَّا wa-illā And unless تَغْفِرْ taghfir You forgive لِى lī me وَتَرْحَمْنِىٓ watarḥamnī and You have mercy on me أَكُن akun I will be مِّنَ mina among ٱلْخَـٰسِرِينَ l-khāsirīna the losers

Transliteration

Qala rabbi innee aAAoothu bikaan as-alaka ma laysa lee bihi AAilmun wa-illataghfir lee watarhamnee akun mina alkhasireen

Translations

Pickthall — Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall

He said: My Lord! Lo! in Thee do I seek refuge (from the sin) that I should ask of Thee that whereof I have no knowledge. Unless Thou forgive me and have mercy on me I shall be among the lost.

Yusuf Ali — Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Noah said: "O my Lord! I do seek refuge with Thee, lest I ask Thee for that of which I have no knowledge. And unless thou forgive me and have Mercy on me, I should indeed be lost!"