سُوْرَةُ هُوْدٍ
Surah Hud (11) — Ayah 47
قَالَ رَبِّ إِنِّىٓ أَعُوذُ بِكَ أَنْ أَسْـَٔلَكَ مَا لَيْسَ لِى بِهِۦ عِلْمٌ ۖ وَإِلَّا تَغْفِرْ لِى وَتَرْحَمْنِىٓ أَكُن مِّنَ ٱلْخَـٰسِرِينَ ﴿47﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Nûh (Noah) said: "O my Lord! I seek refuge with You from asking You that of which I have no knowledge. And unless You forgive me and have Mercy on me, I will indeed be one of the losers."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قَالَ
qāla
He said
رَبِّ
rabbi
O my Lord
إِنِّىٓ
innī
Indeed, I
أَعُوذُ
aʿūdhu
seek refuge
بِكَ
bika
in You
أَنْ
an
that
أَسْـَٔلَكَ
asalaka
I (should) ask You
مَا
mā
what
لَيْسَ
laysa
not
لِى
lī
I have
بِهِۦ
bihi
of it
عِلْمٌۭ ۖ
ʿil'mun
knowledge
وَإِلَّا
wa-illā
And unless
تَغْفِرْ
taghfir
You forgive
لِى
lī
me
وَتَرْحَمْنِىٓ
watarḥamnī
and You have mercy on me
أَكُن
akun
I will be
مِّنَ
mina
among
ٱلْخَـٰسِرِينَ
l-khāsirīna
the losers
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim — Hafiz Abdus Salam Bin Muhammad Bhutvi
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim is a 4-volume Quran commentary by Hafiz Abdus Salam bin Muhammad Bhutvi, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar and Sheikh ul-Hadith from Pakistan. Based on over 45 years of teaching and research, this tafsir follows the methodology of Tafsir bil-Ma'thur — interpreting the Quran through authentic Hadith, statements of the Companions, and the understanding of the early generations (Salaf). It is distinguished by its complete avoidance of Israeliyyat (Judeo-Christian narratives) and unverified reports. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
(Ayah 47) {قَالَ رَبِّ اِنِّيْۤ اَعُوْذُ بِكَ اَنْ اَسْـَٔلَكَ مَا لَيْسَ لِيْ بِهٖ عِلْمٌ …:} Perhaps due to paternal affection, Noah (peace be upon him) thought that even if the son is a disbeliever, he is included among the family members and supplication can be made for him. But as soon as Allah Almighty warned him that considering a disbelieving son as your family member on the basis of blood relation is not correct, he immediately became alert and sought forgiveness from Allah for his mistake. Shah Abdul Qadir (may Allah have mercy on him) writes: "Noah (peace be upon him) repented, but did not say that he would not do so again, because that would be a claim; what power does a servant have! He should only seek refuge that such a thing does not happen again from me." (Muwadhih)
