Quran 2:69 — Al-Baqara, verse 69
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
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.’
قَالُوا ادْعُ لَنَا رَبَّكَ يُبَيِّنْ لَنَا مَا لَوْنُهَا ۚ قَالَ إِنَّهُ يَقُولُ إِنَّهَا بَقَرَةٌ صَفْرَاءُ فَاقِعٌ لَوْنُهَا تَسُرُّ النَّاظِرِينَ
qālū ud'ʿu lanā rabbaka yubayyin lanā mā lawnuhā qāla innahu yaqūlu innahā baqaratun ṣafrāu fāqiʿun lawnuhā tasurru l-nāẓirīna
Other translations
- A. J. 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.'
- Muhammad Asad
- Said they: "Pray on our behalf unto thy Sustainer that He make clear to us what her colour should be. "[Mopes] answered: "Behold; He says it is to be a yellow cow, bright of hue, pleasing to the beholder."
- Sahih International
- 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.'"
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | قَالُوا۟qālū | They said | قول |
| 2 | ٱدْعُud'ʿu | Pray | دعو |
| 3 | لَنَاlanā | for us | — |
| 4 | رَبَّكَrabbaka | (to) your Lord | ربب |
| 5 | يُبَيِّنyubayyin | to make clear | بين |
| 6 | لَّنَاlanā | to us | — |
| 7 | مَاmā | what | — |
| 8 | لَوْنُهَا ۚlawnuhā | (is) its color | لون |
| 9 | قَالَqāla | He said | قول |
| 10 | إِنَّهُۥinnahu | Indeed, He | — |
| 11 | يَقُولُyaqūlu | says | قول |
| 12 | إِنَّهَاinnahā | '[Indeed] it is | — |
| 13 | بَقَرَةٌۭbaqaratun | a cow | بقر |
| 14 | صَفْرَآءُṣafrāu | yellow | صفر |
| 15 | فَاقِعٌۭfāqiʿun | bright | فقع |
| 16 | لَّوْنُهَاlawnuhā | (in) its color | لون |
| 17 | تَسُرُّtasurru | pleasing | سرر |
| 18 | ٱلنَّـٰظِرِينَl-nāẓirīna | (to) those who see (it).' | نظر |