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 ፡ ፡
So the people will now say , “ They are three , their dog is the fourth ; ” and some will say , “ They are five , their dog is the sixth just blind guesses ” – ; and some will say , “ They are seven , and their dog is the eighth ” ; proclaim ( O dear Prophet Mohammed peace and – blessings be upon him ) , “ My Lord well knows their number no one – knows them except a few ” ; therefore do not debate concerning them except what has occurred , and do not ask any of the People of the Book ( s ) anything concerning them .