« ሹዐይብ ሆይ ! ስግደትህ አባቶቻችን የሚገዙትን ጣዖታት እንድንተው ወይም በገንዘቦቻችን የምንሻውን መሥራትን ( እንድንተው ) ታዝሃለችን አንተ በእርግጥ ታጋሹ ቅኑ አንተ ነህና » አሉት ፡ ፡
They asked him , " Shu 'ayb , do your prayers tell you that we must give up the worship of what our fathers had worshipped and that we must not deal with our properties as we like ? We still believe that you are a person of forbearance and understanding . "