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 ) say : ( They are ) three , the fourth of them being their dog ; and ( others ) say : Five , the sixth of them being their dog , making conjectures at what is unknown ; and ( others yet ) say : Seven , and the eighth of them is their dog . Say : My Lord best knows their number , none knows them but a few ; therefore contend not in the matter of them but with an outward contention , and do not question concerning them any of them .