Surah Al-Baqarah · Ayah 30

Meaning of Surah Al-Baqarah, Ayah 30

Wa-ith qala rabbuka lilmala-ikatiinnee jaAAilun fee al-ardi khaleefatan qalooatajAAalu feeha man yufsidu feeha wayasfiku addimaawanahnu nusabbihu bihamdika wanuqaddisu lakaqala innee aAAlamu ma la taAAlamoon

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1. وَإِذْwa-idhAnd when
2. قَالَqālasaid
3. رَبُّكَrabbukayour Lord
4. لِلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةِlil'malāikatito the angels
5. إِنِّىinnīIndeed, I (am)
6. جَاعِلٌۭjāʿilungoing to place
7. فِىfīin
8. ٱلْأَرْضِl-arḍithe earth
9. خَلِيفَةًۭ ۖkhalīfatana vicegerent
10. قَالُوٓا۟qālūthey said
11. أَتَجْعَلُatajʿaluWill You place
12. فِيهَاfīhāin it
13. مَنman(one) who
14. يُفْسِدُyuf'siduwill spread corruption
15. فِيهَاfīhāin it
16. وَيَسْفِكُwayasfikuand will shed
17. ٱلدِّمَآءَl-dimāa[the] blood[s]
18. وَنَحْنُwanaḥnuwhile we
19. نُسَبِّحُnusabbiḥu[we] glorify (You)
20. بِحَمْدِكَbiḥamdikawith Your praises
21. وَنُقَدِّسُwanuqaddisuand we sanctify
22. لَكَ ۖlaka[to] You
23. قَالَqālaHe said
24. إِنِّىٓinnīIndeed, I
25. أَعْلَمُaʿlamu[I] know
26. مَاmāwhat
27. لَاlānot
28. تَعْلَمُونَtaʿlamūnayou know