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 al-Quran al-Karim — Hafiz Abdus Salam Bin Muhammad Bhutvi
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim is a 4-volume Quran commentary by Hafiz Abdus Salam bin Muhammad Bhutvi, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar and Sheikh ul-Hadith from Pakistan. Based on over 45 years of teaching and research, this tafsir follows the methodology of Tafsir bil-Ma'thur — interpreting the Quran through authentic Hadith, statements of the Companions, and the understanding of the early generations (Salaf). It is distinguished by its complete avoidance of Israeliyyat (Judeo-Christian narratives) and unverified reports. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
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