﴿ قَالَ وَمَا عِلْمِى بِمَا كَانُوا۟ يَعْمَلُونَ ﴾

“Said he: “And what knowledge could I have as to what they were doing [before they came to me]?”

(He said) Noah said: (And what knowledge have I of what they may have been doing (in the past)) I do not know whether it is you or them who will agree with me?