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Quran 2:70

Surah Al-Baqarah (The Cow), verse 70 of 286 · Juz 1

قَالُوا۟ ٱدْعُ لَنَا رَبَّكَ يُبَيِّن لَّنَا مَا هِىَ إِنَّ ٱلْبَقَرَ تَشَـٰبَهَ عَلَيْنَا وَإِنَّآ إِن شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ لَمُهْتَدُونَ

Translations of Quran 2:70
EnglishTalal Itani

They said, “Call upon your Lord to show us which one; the heifers look alike to us; and Allah willing, we will be guided.”

EnglishPickthall, 1930

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.

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

dediler: Bizim için rabbine dua et nedir o bize beyan etsin, çünkü o bakare bize müteşabih geldi, Maamafih Allah dilerse elbette buluruz

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Prie ton Seigneur de nous expliquer clairement quelle doit être cette vache, car nous trouvons bien des vaches qui se ressemblent, et nous ne serons bien dirigés dans notre choix que si Dieu le veut.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

"Bid uwen Heer, ons duidelijk te verklaren hoe deze koe moet zijn; want wij vinden wel koeien die elkander gelijken, en zij zullen dan alleen goed in onze keuze geleid worden, als God het wil."

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Al che essi: Prega il Signore di spiegarci con chiarezza quale deve essere questa vacca, giacchè troviamo molte vacche che si rassomigliano, e non saremo ben diretti nella scelta che se Dio lo vuole.

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