« ለኛ ጌታህን ጠይቅልን ፤ እርሷ ምን እንደኾነች ( ዕድሜዋን ) ያብራራልን » አሉ ፡ ፡ « እርሱ እርሷ ያላረጀች ጥጃም ያልኾነች በዚህ መካከል ልከኛ የኾነች ጊደር ናት ይላችኋል ፤ የታዘዛችሁትንም ሥሩ » አላቸው ፡ ፡
They said , " Ask your Lord to make it clear to us what sort of heifer she should be . " He answered , " God says she should be neither too old nor too young , but in between , so do as you are commanded . "