በሩቅ ወርዋሪዎች ሆነው ( በጥርጣሬ ) « ሦስት ናቸው ፤ አራተኛቸው ውሻቸው ነው » ይላሉ ፡ ፡ « አምስት ናቸው ፤ ስድስተኛቸው ውሻቸው ነውም » ይላሉ ፡ ፡ « ሰባት ናቸው ፤ ስምንተኛቸውም ውሻቸው ነው » ይላሉም ፡ ፡ « ጌታዬ ቁጥራቸውን ዐዋቂ ነው ፡ ፡ ጥቂት ( ሰው ) እንጂ አያውቃቸውም » በላቸው ፡ ፡ በእነሱም ነገር ግልጽን ክርክር እንጂ ( ጠልቀህ ) አትከራከር ፡ ፡ በእነሱም ጉዳይ ከነሱ ( ከመጽሐፉ ሰዎች ) አንድንም አትጠይቅ ፡ ፡
Some will say : ' They were three ; their dog was the fourth ' Others , guessing at the Unseen , will say : ' They were five and their dog was the sixth ' And yet others : ' Seven ; their dog was the eighth ' Say : ' My Lord knows best their number . Except for a few none know their number ' Therefore , do not dispute with them except in outward disputation , and do not ask any of them concerning them .