38. Surah Sad, Verse 69
مَا كَانَ لِيَ مِنْ عِلْمٍ بِالْمَلَأِ الْاَعْلٰٓى اِذْ يَخْتَصِمُونَ
Ma kana liya min AAilmin bilmala-ial-aAAla ith yakhtasimoon
I knew nothing of the Highest Assembly when they debated.
- Progressive Muslims
"I had no knowledge of the command up high, that they had quarrelled. "
- Shabbir Ahmed
Say! "I had no knowledge of the top leaders of the past, and of their disputations.
- Sam Gerrans
“I had no knowledge of the exalted assembly when they disputed,
- The Monotheist Group
"I had no knowledge of the command up high, that they had quarreled."
- Edip-Layth
"I had no knowledge of the command up high that they had quarreled."
- Aisha Bewley
I knew nothing of the Highest Assembly when they debated.
- Rashad Khalifa
"I had no knowledge previously, about the feud in the High Society.,
- Mohamed Ahmed - Samira
I had no knowledge of the higher Assembly when they discussed it among themselves.
- Sahih International
I had no knowledge of the exalted assembly [of angels] when they were disputing [the creation of Adam].
- Muhammad Asad
[Say, O Muhammad:] "No knowledge would I have had of [what passed among] the host on high when they argued [against the creation of man],
- Marmaduke Pickthall
I had no knowledge of the Highest Chiefs when they disputed;
- Abdel Khalek Himmat
A Divine message reflecting what has been discussed by The Hierarchy in the realm of heaven and it is quite obvious that "I have no knowledge of it".
- Bijan Moeinian
Say: "I (Mohammad) did not know nothing about the time when the big dispute (as explained below) was taking place among those with high ranks. "
- Al-Hilali & Khan
"I had no knowledge of the chiefs (angels) on high when they were disputing and discussing (about the creation of Adam).
- Abdullah Yusuf Ali
"No knowledge have I of the Chiefs on high, when they discuss (matters) among themselves.
- Mustafa Khattab
˹And say,˺ "I had no knowledge of the highest assembly ˹in heaven˺ when they differed ˹concerning Adam˺.[1]
- Taqi Usmani
I had no knowledge of the Heavenly Beings when they were debating (about the creation of ’Ādam).
- Abdul Haleem
I have no knowledge of what those on high discuss:
- Arthur John Arberry
I had no knowledge of the High Council when they disputed.
- E. Henry Palmer
I had no knowledge of the exalted chiefs when they contended.
- Hamid S. Aziz
"1 had no knowledge of the Exalted Chiefs (in heaven) when they discussed (affairs):
- Mahmoud Ghali
In no way did I have any knowledge of the most exalted Chiefs (of the Angels) as they took adversary stands (among themselves).
- George Sale
I had no knowledge of the exalted princes, when they disputed concerning the creation of man:
- Syed Vickar Ahamed
"I have no knowledge about the high chiefs (angels), of the Exalted Assembly when they discuss (things) by themselves.
- Amatul Rahman Omar
`I had no knowledge of the Exalted assembly (comprising of the angels in the upper zones) when they discussed (the matter) among themselves.
- Ali Quli Qarai
I have no knowledge of the Supernal Elite when they contend.