سَیَقُولُونَ ثَلٰثَةٌ رَابِعُهُمْ كَلْبُهُمْۚ وَیَقُولُونَ خَمْسَةٌ سَادِسُهُمْ كَلْبُهُمْ رَجْمًا بِالْغَیْبِۚ وَیَقُولُونَ سَبْعَةٌ وَثَامِنُهُمْ كَلْبُهُمْؕ قُلْ رَبّٖٓی اَعْلَمُ بِعِدَّتِهِمْ مَا یَعْلَمُهُمْ اِلَّا قَلٖیلٌࣞ فَلَا تُمَارِ فٖیهِمْ اِلَّا مِرَٓاءً ظَاهِرًاࣕ وَلَا تَسْتَفْتِ فٖیهِمْ مِنْهُمْ اَحَدًاࣖ
Sayaqooloona thalathatun rabiAAuhum kalbuhum wayaqooloona khamsatun sadisuhum kalbuhum rajman bialghaybi wayaqooloona sabAAatun wathaminuhum kalbuhum qul rabbee aAAlamu biAAiddatihim ma yaAAlamuhum illa qaleelun fala tumari feehim illa miraan thahiran wala tastafti feehim minhum ahadan
Translations
They will say there were three, the fourth of them being their dog; and they will say there were five, the sixth of them being their dog - guessing at the unseen; and they will say there were seven, and the eighth of them was their dog. Say, [O Muhammad], "My Lord is most knowing of their number. None knows them except a few. So do not argue about them except with an obvious argument and do not inquire about them among [the speculators] from anyone
Saheeh International
(Some) will say: They were three, their dog the fourth, and (some) say: Five, their dog the sixth, guessing at random; and (some) say: Seven, and their dog the eighth. Say (O Muhammad): My Lord is Best Aware of their number. None knoweth them save a few. So contend not concerning them except with an outward contending, and ask not any of them to pronounce concerning them
Marmaduke Pickthall