← Surah 2

2:70

قَالُوا۟ ٱدْعُ لَنَا رَبَّكَ يُبَيِّن لَّنَا مَا هِىَ إِنَّ ٱلْبَقَرَ تَشَـٰبَهَ عَلَيْنَا وَإِنَّآ إِن شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ لَمُهْتَدُونَ

Word by word

قَالُوا۟
They said
Verb
Root: قول
Grammar (i'rab)
قَالُVerb — perfect، 3rd masc. plur.
وا۟Noun — pronoun، suffix، 3rd masc. plur.
ٱدْعُ
Pray
Verb
Root: دعو
Grammar (i'rab)
ٱدْعُVerb — imperative، 2nd masc. sing.
لَنَا
for us
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
لَPreposition — preposition، prefix
نَاNoun — pronoun، 1st plur.
رَبَّكَ
(to) your Lord
Noun
Root: ربب
Grammar (i'rab)
رَبَّNoun — masculine، accusative
كَNoun — pronoun، suffix، 2nd masc. sing.
يُبَيِّن
to make clear
Verb
Root: بين
Grammar (i'rab)
يُبَيِّنVerb — imperfect، 3rd masc. sing.
لَّنَا
to us
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
لَّPreposition — preposition، prefix
نَاNoun — pronoun، 1st plur.
مَا
what
Noun
Grammar (i'rab)
مَاNoun — interrogative
هِىَ
it (is)
Noun
Grammar (i'rab)
هِىَNoun — pronoun، 3rd fem. sing.
إِنَّ
Indeed
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
إِنَّPreposition — accusative
ٱلْبَقَرَ
[the] cows
Noun
Root: بقر
Grammar (i'rab)
ٱلْPreposition — definite، prefix
بَقَرَNoun — masculine، accusative
تَشَٰبَهَ
look alike
Verb
Root: شبه
Grammar (i'rab)
تَشَٰبَهَVerb — perfect، 3rd masc. sing.
عَلَيْنَا
to us
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
عَلَيْPreposition — preposition
نَاNoun — pronoun، suffix، 1st plur.
وَإِنَّآ
And indeed we
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
وَPreposition — resumption، prefix
إِنَّPreposition — accusative
آNoun — pronoun، suffix، 1st plur.
إِن
if
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
إِنPreposition — conditional
شَآءَ
wills
Verb
Root: شيأ
Grammar (i'rab)
شَآءَVerb — perfect، 3rd masc. sing.
ٱللَّهُ
Allah
Noun
Root: أله
Grammar (i'rab)
ٱللَّهُNoun — proper noun، nominative
لَمُهْتَدُونَ
(will) surely be those who are guided
Noun
Root: هدي
Grammar (i'rab)
لَPreposition — emphasis، prefix
مُهْتَدُونَNoun — active participle، masc. plur.، nominative

Translation

EN

They said: "Beseech on our behalf Thy Lord to make plain to us what she is: To us are all heifers alike: We wish indeed for guidance, if Allah wills."

A. Yusuf Alipublic-domain

They said, ‘Call on your Lord for us, to show us [exactly] what it is: all cows are more or less alike to us. With God’s will, we shall be guided.’

M.A.S. Abdel Haleemall-rights-reserved

They said: Pray for us unto thy Lord that He make clear to us what (cow) she is. Lo! cows are much alike to us; and Lo! if Allah wills, we may be led aright.

M. Pickthallpublic-domain

They said, "Call upon your Lord to make clear to us what it is. Indeed, [all] cows look alike to us. And indeed we, if Allāh wills, will be guided."

Saheeh Internationalall-rights-reserved

TR

"Rabbine bizim adımıza yalvar da, mahiyetini bize bildirsin, çünkü sığırlar, bizce, birbirine benzemektedir. Allah dilerse biz şüphesiz doğruyu bulmuş oluruz" dediler.

Diyanet İşleriall-rights-reserved

Onlar, "Bizim için Rabbine dua et, o nedir bize iyice açıklasın, çünkü o bize biraz karışık geldi, bununla beraber Allah dilerse onu elbette buluruz." dediler.

Elmalılı Hamdi Yazırpublic-domain

(Onlar) “Bizim adımıza Rabbine dua et de onun (özelliklerinin) ne olduğunu bize açıklasın; (nasıl) bir inek (keseceğimizi iyice) karıştırdık. İnşallah biz emredileni yapma yolunu buluruz.” demişlerdi.

Mehmet Okuyanall-rights-reserved

AR

قال بنو إسرائيل لموسى: ادع لنا ربك يوضح لنا صفات أخرى غير ما سبق؛ لأن البقر -بهذه الصفات- كثير فاشْتَبَهَ علينا ماذا نختار؟ وإننا -إن شاء الله- لمهتدون إلى البقرة المأمور بذبحها.

Tafsir al-Muyassarfree-distribution

Where this verse appears

Topics
Oneness of GodGuidance & MisguidanceSupplication & Remembrance