« ሹዐይብ ሆይ ! ስግደትህ አባቶቻችን የሚገዙትን ጣዖታት እንድንተው ወይም በገንዘቦቻችን የምንሻውን መሥራትን ( እንድንተው ) ታዝሃለችን አንተ በእርግጥ ታጋሹ ቅኑ አንተ ነህና » አሉት ፡ ፡
They said : " O Shu 'aib ! Does thy ( religion of ) prayer command thee that we leave off the worship which our fathers practised , or that we leave off doing what we like with our property ? truly , thou art the one that forbeareth with faults and is right-minded ! "