Surah Al-Baqarah, Ayah 32 (2:32)

ٱلْبَقَرَة

قَالُوا۟ سُبْحَٰنَكَ لَا عِلْمَ لَنَآ إِلَّا مَا عَلَّمْتَنَآ ۖ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ ٱلْعَلِيمُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ

Quran 2:32 is ayah 32 of Surah Al-Baqarah (“The Cow”), a Medinan surah of 286 ayahs. It is in Juz 1, on page 6 of the Madani Mushaf.

2:32
قَالُوا۟سُبْحَٰنَكَلَاعِلْمَلَنَآإِلَّامَاعَلَّمْتَنَآ ۖإِنَّكَأَنتَٱلْعَلِيمُٱلْحَكِيمُ٣٢
qālū sub'ḥānaka lā ʿil'ma lanā illā mā ʿallamtanā innaka anta l-ʿalīmu l-ḥakīmu

They said, "Exalted are You; we have no knowledge except what You have taught us. Indeed, it is You who is the Knowing, the Wise."(32)

Word by word

  1. قَالُوا۟qālūThey said
  2. سُبْحَٰنَكَsub'ḥānakaGlory be to You
  3. لَاlāNo
  4. عِلْمَʿil'maknowledge
  5. لَنَآlanā(is) for us
  6. إِلَّاillāexcept
  7. مَاmāwhat
  8. عَلَّمْتَنَآ ۖʿallamtanāYou have taught us
  9. إِنَّكَinnakaIndeed You
  10. أَنتَantaYou
  11. ٱلْعَلِيمُl-ʿalīmu(are) the All-Knowing
  12. ٱلْحَكِيمُl-ḥakīmuthe All-Wise

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