« 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 : supplicate for us unto thy Lord that He make manifest unto us whatever she should be . He said : verily He saith , she should be a cow neither old nor young , but middle-aged betwixt that ; do then as ye are commanded .