Ash-Shu'araa • EN-TAFSIR-IBN-ABBAS
﴿ 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?