سَيَقُولُونَ They say ثَلَـٰثَةٌۭ (they were) three رَّابِعُهُمْ the forth of them كَلْبُهُمْ their dog وَيَقُولُونَ and they say خَمْسَةٌۭ (they were) five سَادِسُهُمْ the sixth of them كَلْبُهُمْ their dog رَجْمًۢا guessing بِٱلْغَيْبِ ۖ about the unseen وَيَقُولُونَ and they say سَبْعَةٌۭ (they were) seven وَثَامِنُهُمْ and the eight of them كَلْبُهُمْ ۚ their dog قُل Say رَّبِّىٓ My Lord أَعْلَمُ knows best بِعِدَّتِهِم their number مَّا None يَعْلَمُهُمْ knows them إِلَّا except قَلِيلٌۭ ۗ a few فَلَا So (do) not تُمَارِ argue فِيهِمْ about them إِلَّا except مِرَآءًۭ (with) an argument ظَـٰهِرًۭا obvious وَلَا and (do) not تَسْتَفْتِ inquire فِيهِم about them مِّنْهُمْ among them أَحَدًۭا (from) anyone ٢٢
They [i.e., people] 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 Muḥammad], "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."
— Come To Light