Quran 38:69 — Saad, verse 69
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
I have no knowledge of what those on high discuss:
مَا كَانَ لِيَ مِنْ عِلْمٍ بِالْمَلَإِ الْأَعْلَىٰ إِذْ يَخْتَصِمُونَ
mā kāna liya min ʿil'min bil-mala-i l-aʿlā idh yakhtaṣimūna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- I had no knowledge of the High Council when they disputed.
- Muhammad Asad
- [Say, O Muhammad:] “No knowledge would I have had of [what passed among] the host on high when they argued [against the creation of man],
- Sahih International
- I had no knowledge of the exalted assembly [of angels] when they were disputing [the creation of Adam].
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | مَاmā | Not | — |
| 2 | كَانَkāna | is | كون |
| 3 | لِىَliya | for me | — |
| 4 | مِنْmin | any | — |
| 5 | عِلْمٍۭʿil'min | knowledge | علم |
| 6 | بِٱلْمَلَإِbil-mala-i | (of) the chiefs | ملأ |
| 7 | ٱلْأَعْلَىٰٓl-aʿlā | the exalted | علو |
| 8 | إِذْidh | when | — |
| 9 | يَخْتَصِمُونَyakhtaṣimūna | they were disputing | خصم |