(They will say, 'Three; and 'their dog was the fourth of them.' They will say, 'Five; and their dog was the sixth of them, guessing at the Unseen. They will say, 'Seven; and their dog was the eighth of them.' Say: 'My Lord knows very well their number, and none knows them, except a few.' So do not dispute with them, except in outward disputation, and ask not any of them for a pronouncement on them.
به زودى خواهند گفت: سه تن بودند و چهارمى‌شان سگشان بود، و مى‌گويند: پنج تن بودند و ششمى‌شان سگشان- تيرى به ناپيدا [مى‌زنند]- و مى‌گويند: هفت تن بودند و هشتمى‌شان سگشان بود. بگو: پروردگارم به وعده آنها آگاه‌تر است و جز شمار اندكى تعداد آنها را نمى‌دان