مَا كَانَ لِيَ مِنۡ عِلۡمِۭ بِٱلۡمَلَإِ ٱلۡأَعۡلَىٰٓ إِذۡ يَخۡتَصِمُونَ ٦٩
I had no knowledge of the exalted assembly [of angels] when they were disputing [the creation of Adam].
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- مَاNotmā
- كَانَiskāna
- لِيَfor meliya
- مِنۡanymin
- عِلۡمِۭknowledgeʿil'min
- بِٱلۡمَلَإِ(of) the chiefsbil-mala-i
- ٱلۡأَعۡلَىٰٓthe exaltedl-aʿlā
- إِذۡwhenidh
- يَخۡتَصِمُونَthey were disputingyakhtaṣimūna
Tafsir
I do not have knowledge of the discussion between the angels regarding the creation of Adam, if Allah had not revealed to me and taught me.
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran