« ለኛ ጌታህን ጠይቅልን ፤ እርሷ ምን እንደኾነች ( ዕድሜዋን ) ያብራራልን » አሉ ፡ ፡ « እርሱ እርሷ ያላረጀች ጥጃም ያልኾነች በዚህ መካከል ልከኛ የኾነች ጊደር ናት ይላችኋል ፤ የታዘዛችሁትንም ሥሩ » አላቸው ፡ ፡
They said , " Call upon your Lord for us that He may make plain to us what it is ! " He said , " He says , ' Verily , it is a cow neither too old nor too young , but ( it is ) between the two conditions ' , so do what you are commanded . "