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Al-Baqarah 69

Ayah 69 of 286 · Medinan

قَالُواْ ٱدۡعُ لَنَا رَبَّكَ يُبَيِّن لَّنَا مَا لَوۡنُهَاۚ قَالَ إِنَّهُۥ يَقُولُ إِنَّهَا بَقَرَةٞ صَفۡرَآءُ فَاقِعٞ لَّوۡنُهَا تَسُرُّ ٱلنَّٰظِرِينَ ٦٩

They said, "Call upon your Lord to show us what is her color." He said, "He says, 'It is a yellow cow, bright in color - pleasing to the observers.'"

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

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Each word's meaning and sound

  1. قَالُواْThey saidqālū
  2. ٱدۡعُPrayud'ʿu
  3. لَنَاfor uslanā
  4. رَبَّكَ(to) your Lordrabbaka
  5. يُبَيِّنto make clearyubayyin
  6. لَّنَاto uslanā
  7. مَاwhatmā
  8. لَوۡنُهَاۚ(is) its colorlawnuhā
  9. قَالَHe saidqāla
  10. إِنَّهُۥIndeed, Heinnahu
  11. يَقُولُsaysyaqūlu
  12. إِنَّهَا'[Indeed] it isinnahā
  13. بَقَرَةٞa cowbaqaratun
  14. صَفۡرَآءُyellowṣafrāu
  15. فَاقِعٞbrightfāqiʿun
  16. لَّوۡنُهَا(in) its colorlawnuhā
  17. تَسُرُّpleasingtasurru
  18. ٱلنَّٰظِرِينَ(to) those who see (it).'l-nāẓirīna

Tafsir

They continued debating and being stubborn, telling Moses (peace be upon him) to call on his Lord to make clear to them the colour of the cow. Moses told them that Allah said that it was a yellow cow, with a very strong colour, which was pleasing to everyone who saw it.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran