some will say they were three and their dog was the fourth and some will also say they were five and their dog was the sixth guessing in the dark. and some will even say they were seven and their dog the eighth. say my lord alone knows best their number none but only a few know of them. so do not argue about it with them but lightly and do not enquire about them from any one of them.
سيقولون ثلاثة رابعهم كلبهم ويقولون خمسة سادسهم كلبهم رجما بالغيب ويقولون سبعة وثامنهم كلبهم قل ربي أعلم بعدتهم ما يعلمهم إلا قليل فلا تمار فيهم إلا مراء ظاهرا ولا تستفت فيهم منهم أحدا