Sura 6 Al-An'am (The Cattle), ayah 143

  1. ثَمَانِيَةَ أَزْوَاجٍ ۖ مِنَ الضَّأْنِ اثْنَيْنِ وَمِنَ الْمَعْزِ اثْنَيْنِ ۗ قُلْ آلذَّكَرَيْنِ حَرَّمَ أَمِ الْأُنْثَيَيْنِ أَمَّا اشْتَمَلَتْ عَلَيْهِ أَرْحَامُ الْأُنْثَيَيْنِ ۖ نَبِّئُونِي بِعِلْمٍ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ صَادِقِينَ

    Translation by words

    ثَمَٰنِيَةَ
    Eight
    أَزْوَٰجٍ
    pairs -
    مِّنَ
    of
    ٱلضَّأْنِ
    the sheep,
    ٱثْنَيْنِ
    two
    وَمِنَ
    and of
    ٱلْمَعْزِ
    the goats
    ٱثْنَيْنِ
    two.
    قُلْ
    Say,
    ءَآلذَّكَرَيْنِ
    "(Are) the two males
    حَرَّمَ
    He has forbidden
    أَمِ
    or
    ٱلْأُنثَيَيْنِ
    the two females
    أَمَّا
    or what
    ٱشْتَمَلَتْ
    contains
    عَلَيْهِ
    [in it]
    أَرْحَامُ
    (the) wombs
    ٱلْأُنثَيَيْنِ
    (of) the two females?
    نَبِّـُٔونِى
    Inform me
    بِعِلْمٍ
    with knowledge,
    إِن
    if
    كُنتُمْ
    you are
    صَٰدِقِينَ
    truthful."

    (They are) eight mates - of the sheep, two and of the goats, two. Say, "Is it the two males He has forbidden or the two females or that which the wombs of the two females contain? Inform me with knowledge, if you should be truthful."

    6:143

Translation: Saheeh International

Sura 6 Al-An'am (The Cattle)