سُوْرَةُ البَقَرَةِ
Surah Al-Baqara (2) — Ayah 69
قَالُوا۟ ٱدْعُ لَنَا رَبَّكَ يُبَيِّن لَّنَا مَا لَوْنُهَا ۚ قَالَ إِنَّهُۥ يَقُولُ إِنَّهَا بَقَرَةٌ صَفْرَآءُ فَاقِعٌ لَّوْنُهَا تَسُرُّ ٱلنَّـٰظِرِينَ ﴿69﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
They said, "Call upon your Lord for us to make plain to us its colour." He said, "He says, ‘It is a yellow cow, bright in its colour, pleasing to the beholders.’ "
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قَالُوا۟
qālū
They said
ٱدْعُ
ud'ʿu
Pray
لَنَا
lanā
for us
رَبَّكَ
rabbaka
(to) your Lord
يُبَيِّن
yubayyin
to make clear
لَّنَا
lanā
to us
مَا
mā
what
لَوْنُهَا ۚ
lawnuhā
(is) its color
قَالَ
qāla
He said
إِنَّهُۥ
innahu
Indeed, He
يَقُولُ
yaqūlu
says
إِنَّهَا
innahā
'[Indeed] it is
بَقَرَةٌۭ
baqaratun
a cow
صَفْرَآءُ
ṣafrāu
yellow
فَاقِعٌۭ
fāqiʿun
bright
لَّوْنُهَا
lawnuhā
(in) its color
تَسُرُّ
tasurru
pleasing
ٱلنَّـٰظِرِينَ
l-nāẓirīna
(to) those who see (it).'
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
The explanation of this verse has been given along with the previous verse.
