وَإِذْ قَالَ رَبُّكَ لِلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ إِنِّى جَاعِلٌۭ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ خَلِيفَةًۭ ۖ قَالُوٓا۟ أَتَجْعَلُ فِيهَا مَن يُفْسِدُ فِيهَا وَيَسْفِكُ ٱلدِّمَآءَ وَنَحْنُ نُسَبِّحُ بِحَمْدِكَ وَنُقَدِّسُ لَكَ ۖ قَالَ إِنِّىٓ أَعْلَمُ مَا لَا تَعْلَمُونَ
Translation
Sahih International
And [mention, O Muhammad], when your Lord said to the angels, "Indeed, I will make upon the earth a successive authority." They said, "Will You place upon it one who causes corruption therein and sheds blood, while we declare Your praise and sanctify You?" Allah said, "Indeed, I know that which you do not know."
Word-by-Word Translation
وَإِذْ
And when
قَالَ
said
رَبُّكَ
your Lord
لِلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةِ
to the angels
إِنِّى
Indeed, I (am)
جَاعِلٌۭ
going to place
فِى
in
ٱلْأَرْضِ
the earth
خَلِيفَةًۭ ۖ
a vicegerent
قَالُوٓا۟
they said
أَتَجْعَلُ
Will You place
فِيهَا
in it
مَن
(one) who
يُفْسِدُ
will spread corruption
فِيهَا
in it
وَيَسْفِكُ
and will shed
ٱلدِّمَآءَ
[the] blood[s]
وَنَحْنُ
while we
نُسَبِّحُ
[we] glorify (You)
بِحَمْدِكَ
with Your praises
وَنُقَدِّسُ
and we sanctify
لَكَ ۖ
[to] You
قَالَ
He said
إِنِّىٓ
Indeed, I
أَعْلَمُ
[I] know
مَا
what
لَا
not
تَعْلَمُونَ
you know
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