bilgen Allahdı

/bilɡen allaxdɯ/

Literal translation

the one who knows is God

Intended meaning

Used to say that the speaker cannot know the truth of something and no one but God can.
  • Bilgen Allahdı, menden özge adamnı ayağı bashan bolmaz, – dep, Zawurbek taş artından kartof çıraqnı çığardı."God knows, no one but me can have set foot here," said Zaurbek, pulling the potato lamp out from behind the stone.

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