They said,[Inquirefor usyour Rabb tomake distinctfor uswhatit is,as it is thatthe cows (our respective beliefs that divide us)appear the sameupon us,and we will— ifwilledthe One —for sure be of those who are guided.]
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.
- Pickthall, Marmaduke
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They said, [Invoke your Lord for us that He may clarify for us what she may be. Indeed all cows are much alike to us, and if Allah wishes we will surely be guided.]
- Qarai, Ali Quli
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They said, [We are confused about the cow, for to us all cows look alike. Ask your Lord to tell us exactly what the cow looks like, so that God willing, we shall have the right description.]
- Sarwar, Muhammad
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They said: Call on your Lord for our sake to make it plain to us what she is, for surely to us the cows are all alike, and if Allah please we shall surely be guided aright.
- Shakir, Habib
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They said, [Ask your Lord to make it clear to us the exact type of heifer she should be, for to us all heifers look alike. If God wills, we shall be rightly guided.]
- Wahiduddin Khan
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ان لوگوں نے کہا کہ ایسی تو بہت سی گائیں ہیں اب کون سی ذبح کریں اسے بیان کیاجائے ہم انشائ اللرُ تلاش کرلیں گے
- Jawadi, Zeeshan
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پھر بولے اپنے رب سے صاف صاف پوچھ کر بتاؤ کیسی گائے مطلوب ہے، ہمیں اس کی تعین میں اشتباہ ہو گیا ہے اللہ نے چاہا، تو ہم اس کا پتہ پالیں گے
- Maududi, Abul A'ala
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بولے اپنے رب سے دعا کیجئے کہ ہمارے لیے صاف بیان کردے وہ گائے کیسی ہے بیشک گائیوں میں ہم کو شبہ پڑگیا اور اللہ چاہے تو ہم راہ پا جائیں گے -
- Ahmed Raza
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وہ بولے ہماری طرف سے اپنے پروردگار سے عرض کیجئے کہ وہ ہمیں کھول کر بتائے کہ وہ گائے کیسی ہو چونکہ یہ گائے ہم پر مشتبہ ہوگئی ہے؟ اور اگر اللہ نے چاہا تو ہم (اس گائے تک) صحیح راستہ پا جائیں گے۔
- Najafi, Muhammad
They said, [Inquire for us your Rabb to make distinct for us what it is, as it is that the cows (our respective beliefs that divide us) appear the same upon us, and we will — if willed the One — for sure be of those who are guided.] [ 2 : 70 ]
هد ⇐ هدى | to coerce / instruct / lead / convince / threat / guide / take step by step towards | to moderate | tranquil | calm | a set portion | part of bigger thing | the thing that is sent somewhere in a specific direction | old man's crouched back hump due to hunching over and moving at a slow steady pace (as if weighed by years of knowledge or experiences) | a smaller than usual hump of a camel (due to being regularly laden by weight) | something that which is being carried to somewhere
له | him | it | that | his
شيأ | will | desire | wish
عل ⇐ على | on | upon | over | elevate | raise | eminence | at | in | to | onto
شبه | resemble | equate | similar | liken | be as if | appear as | being raise up to be at par | to leap forward |
بقر | bovine creature (cow, buffalo, etc.) | cattle | boss | sacred word | dissension | cold | a line that divides a complete thing in opposing sides
ان | if | had it been | as long as | in case of | if that then | that | time | surely | is it not | at that time
هى | it is | it | this | she
ما | what | not | why | how | which | where
بين | cut off | separate | at distance | withdrawn | apart | become apparent | become known | out of the group | start to appear | made manifest | coming to be | distinguished | visible change
رب | nourisher | leader | governor | commander | authority | to evolve | to make move in a forward direction | increase
ل | for | to | in order to | for it to happen | emphasis
دع ⇐ دعو | call | invite | legal action | request | to push or pull in a direction | to call attention towards
قول | say | speech | declare | state | proverb | epigram
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