Sam Gerrans - The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

They said: “Call thou to thy Lord for us that He make plain to us what her hue is.” He said: “He says: ‘She is a yellow heifer; bright is her hue, making glad the beholders.’”

قَالُوا ادْعُ لَنَا رَبَّكَ يُبَيِّنْ لَنَا مَا لَوْنُهَاۜ قَالَ اِنَّهُ يَقُولُ اِنَّهَا بَقَرَةٌ صَفْرَٓاءُۙ فَاقِعٌ لَوْنُهَا تَسُرُّ النَّاظِر۪ينَ
Qaloo odAAu lana rabbakayubayyin lana ma lawnuha qala innahuyaqoolu innaha baqaratun safrao faqiAAunlawnuha tasurru annathireen
#wordmeaningroot
1qālūThey saidقول
2ud'ʿuPrayدعو
3lanāfor us
4rabbaka(to) your Lordربب
5yubayyinto make clearبين
6lanāto us
7what
8lawnuhā(is) its colorلون
9qālaHe saidقول
10innahuIndeed, He
11yaqūlusaysقول
12innahā'[Indeed] it is
13baqaratuna cowبقر
14ṣafrāuyellowصفر
15fāqiʿunbrightفقع
16lawnuhā(in) its colorلون
17tasurrupleasingسرر
18l-nāẓirīna(to) those who see (it).'نظر
  • Aisha Bewley

    They said, ‘Ask your Lord to make it clear to us what colour it should be. ’ He said, ‘He says it should be a red cow, the colour of sorrel, a pleasure to all who look.’

  • Progressive Muslims

    They said: "Call upon your Lord for us that He may clarify what color it is. " He said: "He says it is a yellow heifer with a strong color, pleasing to those who see it."

  • Shabbir Ahmed

    They said, "Call for us unto your Lord that He make it clear to us of what color she is. " Moses answered, "Well, she is a yellow cow. Bright is her color, pleasing to beholders."

  • Sam Gerrans The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

    They said: “Call thou to thy Lord for us that He make plain to us what her hue is.” He said: “He says: ‘She is a yellow heifer; bright is her hue, making glad the beholders.’”

  • The Monotheist Group The Quran: A Monotheist Translation

    They said: "Call upon your Lord for us that He may clarify what color it is." He said: "He says it is a yellow heifer with a strong color, pleasing to those who see it."

  • Edip-Layth Quran: A Reformist Translation

    They said, "Call upon your Lord for us that He may clarify what color it is." He said, "He says it is a yellow heifer with a bright color, pleasing to those who see it."

  • Rashad Khalifa The Final Testament

    They said, "Call upon your Lord to show us her color." He said, "He says that she is a yellow heifer, bright colored, pleases the beholders."

  • Mohamed Ahmed - Samira

    "Call on your Lord, " they said, "to tell us the colour of the cow. " "God says," answered Moses, "a fawn coloured cow, rich yellow, well pleasing to the eye."

  • Sahih International (Umm Muhammad, Mary Kennedy, Amatullah Bantley)

    They said, "Call upon your Lord to show us what is her color. " He said, "He says, 'It is a yellow cow, bright in color - pleasing to the observers.' "

  • Muhammad Asad

    Said they: "Pray on our behalf unto thy Sustainer that He make clear to us what her colour should be. " answered: "Behold; He says it is to be a yellow cow, bright of hue, pleasing to the beholder."

  • Marmaduke Pickthall

    They said: Pray for us unto thy Lord that He make clear to us of what colour she is. (Moses) answered: Lo! He saith: Verily she is a yellow cow. Bright is her colour, gladdening beholders.

  • Abul A'la Maududi Tafhim commentary

    They said: "Pray to your Lord that He make clear to us of what colour she is." Moses answered: “He says, she is a yellow cow, with a bright colour which is pleasing to those who see!”

  • Abdel Khalek Himmat Al- Muntakhab

    Again they said: "Beseech Allah, your Creator, on our behalf to indicate to us its colour". Mussa said: Allah says: "It is a vivid yellow cow particularly attractive to beholders".

  • Bijan Moeinian

    They said: "Ask <u>your</u> Lord about its color. " Moses said: “God says that it should be a bright and jazzy yellow colored cow.”

  • Al-Hilali & Khan

    They said, "Call upon your Lord for us to make plain to us its colour." He said, "He says, ‘It is a yellow cow, bright in its colour, pleasing to the beholders.’ "

  • Abdullah Yusuf Ali

    They said: "Beseech on our behalf Thy Lord to make plain to us Her colour." He said: "He says: A fawn-coloured heifer, pure and rich in tone, the admiration of beholders!"

  • Mustafa Khattab The Clear Quran

    They said, "Call upon your Lord to specify for us its colour." He replied, “Allah says, ‘It should be a bright yellow cow—pleasant to see.’”

  • Taqi Usmani

    They said, "Pray for us to your Lord that He makes it clear to us of what colour it should be." He said: “He says that she should be a yellow cow, rich yellow in her colour that should please the onlookers.”

  • Abdul Haleem

    They said, ‘Call on your Lord for us, to show us what colour it should be.’ He answered, ‘God says it should be a bright yellow cow, pleasing to the eye.’

  • Arthur John Arberry

    They said, 'Pray to thy Lord for us, that He make clear to us what her colour may be. ' He said, 'He says she shall be a golden cow, bright her colour, gladdening the beholders.'

  • E. Henry Palmer

    They said, 'Pray now thy Lord to show us what her colour is to be. ' He answered, 'He saith it is a dun cow, intensely dun, her colour delighting those who look upon her.'

  • Hamid S. Aziz

    They said, "Pray now to your Lord to show us what her colour is to be. " He answered, "He said it is a fawn-coloured heifer, intensely fawn, her colour delighting those who look upon her."

  • Mahmoud Ghali

    They said, "Invoke your Lord for us that He make evident to us what color she is. " He said, "Surely He says that surely she is a yellow cow, bright (is) her color, pleasing to the onlookers".

  • George Sale

    They said, pray for us unto thy Lord that he would shew us what colour she is of. Moses answered, he saith, she is a red cow, intensely red, her colour rejoiceth the beholders.

  • Syed Vickar Ahamed

    They said: "Pray to your Lord on our behalf to explain to us her color. " He said: "He says: A fawn-colored calf (heifer, also name of this Sura), pure and rich in shade, admired by (its) seers!"

  • Amatul Rahman Omar

    They said, `Pray for us to your Lord to make clear to us of what colour it is. ' He replied, `Says He, "It is a cow fawn of colour, is intensely rich in tone, very pleasing to the beholders."'

  • Ali Quli Qarai

    They said, ‘Invoke your Lord for us, that He may clarify for us what her colour may be. ’ He said, ‘He says, She is a cow that is yellow, of a bright hue, pleasing to the onlookers.’