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Quran 2:69

Surah Al-Baqarah (The Cow), verse 69 of 286 · Juz 1

قَالُوا۟ ٱدْعُ لَنَا رَبَّكَ يُبَيِّن لَّنَا مَا لَوْنُهَا ۚ قَالَ إِنَّهُۥ يَقُولُ إِنَّهَا بَقَرَةٌ صَفْرَآءُ فَاقِعٌ لَّوْنُهَا تَسُرُّ ٱلنَّـٰظِرِينَ

Translations of Quran 2:69
EnglishTalal Itani

They said, “Call upon your Lord to show us what her color is.” He said, “He says she is a yellow heifer, bright in color, pleasing to the beholders.”

EnglishPickthall, 1930

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.

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

bizim için dediler: Rabbine dua et, rengi ne imiş bize beyan etsin, Rabbim, dedi, Şöyle buyuruyor: Bir bakare ki sapsarı, rengi bakanlara sürur verir

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Les Israélites ajoutèrent : Prie ton Seigneur de nous expliquer clairement quelle doit être sa couleur - Dieu veut, leur dit Moïse, qu’elle soit d’un jaune très prononcé, d’une couleur qui réjouisse l’œil de quiconque la verra.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

De Israëlieten antwoordden: "Bid uwen Heer, ons duidelijk te verklaren welke kleur zij moet hebben."--"God zeide," antwoordde hij, "zij zijn rood en geel, en aangenaam voor het oog des beschouwers."

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Gl’israeliti soggiunsero: Prega il tuo Signore di spiegarci chiaramente di qual colore debbe essere. Dio vuole, disse Mosè, che sia di un giallo molto vivo, di un colore tale che rallegri l’occhio di chi la vegga.

Arabic: Tanzil Project. English: Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com. Other translations: public domain editions, listed in Sources.