« ባሕሩ ለጌታዬ ቃላት ( መጻፊያ ) ቀለሞችን በሆነ ኖሮ ብጤውን ጭማሪ ብናመጣም እንኳን የጌታዬ ቃላት ከማለቋ በፊት ባሕሩ ባለቀ ነበር » በላቸው ፡ ፡
Say : " If the ocean were ink ( wherewith to write out ) the words of my Lord , sooner would the ocean be exhausted than would the words of my Lord , even if we added another ocean like it , for its aid . "