Quran 26:112 — Ash-Shu'araa, verse 112
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
He said, ‘What knowledge do I have of what they used to do?
قَالَ وَمَا عِلْمِي بِمَا كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ
qāla wamā ʿil'mī bimā kānū yaʿmalūna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- He said, 'What knowledge have I of that they have been doing?
- Muhammad Asad
- Said he: “And what knowledge could I have as to what they were doing [before they came to me]?
- Sahih International
- He said, "And what is my knowledge of what they used to do?
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | قَالَqāla | He said | قول |
| 2 | وَمَاwamā | And what | — |
| 3 | عِلْمِىʿil'mī | (do) I know | علم |
| 4 | بِمَاbimā | of what | — |
| 5 | كَانُوا۟kānū | they used | كون |
| 6 | يَعْمَلُونَyaʿmalūna | (to) do | عمل |