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قَالَ رَبِّ إِنِّىٓ أَعُوذُ بِكَ أَنْ أَسْـَٔلَكَ مَا لَيْسَ لِى بِهِۦ عِلْمٌۭ ۖ وَإِلَّا تَغْفِرْ لِى وَتَرْحَمْنِىٓ أَكُن مِّنَ ٱلْخَٰسِرِينَ﴿٤٧

Translation (Sahih International)

[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."

Word-by-word meaning

قَالَqālaHe said
رَبِّrabbiO my Lord
إِنِّىٓinnīIndeed, I
أَعُوذُaʿūdhuseek refuge
بِكَbikain You
أَنْanthat
أَسْـَٔلَكَasalakaI (should) ask You
مَاwhat
لَيْسَlaysanot
لِىI have
بِهِۦbihiof it
عِلْمٌۭ ۖʿil'munknowledge
وَإِلَّاwa-illāAnd unless
تَغْفِرْtaghfirYou forgive
لِىme
وَتَرْحَمْنِىٓwatarḥamnīand You have mercy on me
أَكُنakunI will be
مِّنَminaamong
ٱلْخَـٰسِرِينَl-khāsirīnathe losers

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

A Return to the Story of the Son of Nuh and mentioning what transpired between Nuh and Allah concerning HimThis was a request for information and an inquiry from Nuh concerning the cirumstances of his son's drowning. فَقَالَ رَبِّ إِنَّ ابُنِى مِنْ أَهْلِى(and said, "O my Lord! Verily, my son is of my family!") This means, "Verily, You promised to save my family and Your promise is the truth that does not fail.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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