112 Preface قالَ كَم لَبِثتُم فِي الأَرضِ عَدَدَ سِنينَYusuf AliHe will say:1 “What number of years did ye stay on earth?”The Hafs reading is “Qala”, “He will say”. This follows the Kufah Qira'ah. The Basrah Qira'ah reads “Qut”, “Say” (in the imperative). The point is only one of grammatical construction. See n. 2666 to 21:4. (R).