قَالَ رَبِّ إِنِّىٓ أَعُوذُ بِكَ أَنْ أَسَْٔلَكَ مَا لَيْسَ لِى بِهِۦ عِلْمٌ ۖ وَإِلَّا تَغْفِرْ لِى …

Quran 11:47 is ayah 47 of Surah Hud (“Hud”), a Meccan surah of 123 ayahs. It is in Juz 12, on page 227 of the Madani Mushaf.

Juz 12
Hizb 23
Page 227
Ruku 4
Revealed Mecca

11:47

قَالَرَبِّإِنِّىٓأَعُوذُبِكَأَنْأَسَْٔلَكَمَالَيْسَلِىبِهِۦعِلْمٌ ۖوَإِلَّاتَغْفِرْلِىوَتَرْحَمْنِىٓأَكُنمِّنَٱلْخَٰسِرِينَ٤٧

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."(47)

Word by word

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

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