They said: “Call thou to thy Lord for us that He make plain to us what she is; heifers seem alike to us; and, if God wills, we will be guided.”
| # | word | meaning | root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | qālū | They said | قول |
| 2 | ud'ʿu | Pray | دعو |
| 3 | lanā | for us | |
| 4 | rabbaka | (to) your Lord | ربب |
| 5 | yubayyin | to make clear | بين |
| 6 | lanā | to us | |
| 7 | mā | what | |
| 8 | hiya | it (is) | |
| 9 | inna | Indeed | |
| 10 | l-baqara | [the] cows | بقر |
| 11 | tashābaha | look alike | شبه |
| 12 | ʿalaynā | to us | |
| 13 | wa-innā | And indeed we | |
| 14 | in | if | |
| 15 | shāa | wills | شيا |
| 16 | l-lahu | Allah | |
| 17 | lamuh'tadūna | (will) surely be those who are guided | هدي |
They said, ‘Ask your Lord to make it clear to us what it should be like. Cows are all much the same to us. Then, if Allah wills, we will be guided.’
They said: "Call upon your Lord for us that He may clarify which one it is, for the heifers all look alike to us and we will, God willing, be guided. "
They said, "Pray for us unto your Lord that He make it clear to us what exactly she is. For cows are much alike to us; and if Allah wills, we may be led aright."
They said: “Call thou to thy Lord for us that He make plain to us what she is; heifers seem alike to us; and, if God wills, we will be guided.”
They said: "Call upon your Lord for us that He may clarify which one it is, for the heifers all look alike to us and we will, God willing, be guided."
They said, "Call upon your Lord for us that He may clarify which one it is, for the heifers all look alike to us and we will, God willing, be guided."
They said, "Call upon your Lord to show us which one. The heifers look alike to us and, GOD willing, we will be guided."
"Call on your Lord, " they said, "to name its variety, as cows be all alike to us. If God wills we shall be guided aright."
They said, "Call upon your Lord to make clear to us what it is. Indeed, cows look alike to us. And indeed we, if Allah wills, will be guided."
Said' they: "Pray on our behalf unto thy Sustainer that He make clear to us what she is to be like, for to us all cows resemble one another; and then, if God so wills, we shall truly be guided aright!"
They said: Pray for us unto thy Lord that He make clear to us what (cow) she is. Lo! cows are much alike to us; and Lo! if Allah wills, we may be led aright.
They said: "Pray to your Lord that He make clear to us what cow she is. Cows seem much alike to us, and if Allah wills, we shall be guided."*
Again they said to Mussa: "Beseech Allah, your Creator, on our behalf to specify the characteristic features of the cow since to us all cows are alike, and Allah willing we will be able to find the cow meeting the said features".
They said: "Ask <u>your</u> Lord to be more specific as there are so many cows with these characteristics! then <u>God willing</u>, we will find it. "
They said, "Call upon your Lord for us to make plain to us what it is. Verily, to us all cows are alike. And surely, if Allâh wills, we will be guided."
They said: "Beseech on our behalf Thy Lord to make plain to us what she is: To us are all heifers alike: We wish indeed for guidance, if Allah wills."
Again they said, "Call upon your Lord so that He may make clear to us which cow, for all cows look the same to us. Then, Allah willing, we will be guided ˹to the right one˺."
They said, "Pray for us to your Lord that He makes it clear to us of what sort should she be, for this cow has made us confused and, if Allah wills, We shall certainly take the right course."
They said, ‘Call on your Lord for us, to show us what it is: all cows are more or less alike to us. With God’s will, we shall be guided.’
They said, 'Pray to thy Lord for us, that He make clear to us what she may be; cows are much alike to us; and, if God will, we shall then be guided. '
Again they said, 'Pray thy Lord to show us what she is to be; for cows appear the same to us; then we, if God will, shall be guided. '
Again they said, "Pray to your Lord to show us what she is to be; for cows appear the same to us; then we, if Allah will, shall be guided. "
They said, "Invoke your Lord for us that He make evident to us what she is; surely the cows to us are similar to each other; and surely in case Allah so decides, we will indeed be rightly-guided. "
They said, pray for us unto thy Lord, that He would further shew us what cow it is, for several cows with us are like one another, and we, if God please, will be directed.
They said: "Pray to your Lord on our behalf to explain to us what it is: To us all calves (heifers) are alike: We truly want guidance, if Allah wills. "
They said, `Pray for us to your Lord to make clear to us what it (- the cow in question) is (definitely like); for (all such) cows are much alike to us, and we shall indeed, if Allâh will, be guided to the right goal. '
They said, ‘Invoke your Lord for us, that He may clarify for us what she may be. Indeed all cows are much alike to us, and, if Allah wishes, we will surely be guided.’