Quran 28:26 — Al-Qasas, verse 26
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
One of the women said, ‘Father, hire him: a strong, trustworthy man is the best to hire.’
قَالَتْ إِحْدَاهُمَا يَا أَبَتِ اسْتَأْجِرْهُ ۖ إِنَّ خَيْرَ مَنِ اسْتَأْجَرْتَ الْقَوِيُّ الْأَمِينُ
qālat iḥ'dāhumā yāabati is'tajir'hu inna khayra mani is'tajarta l-qawiyu l-amīnu
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Said one of the two women, 'Father, hire him; surely the best man thou canst hire is the one strong and trusty.'
- Muhammad Asad
- Said one of the two [daughters]: “O my father! Hire him: for, behold, the best [man] that thou couldst hire is one who is [as] strong and worthy of trust [as he]!”
- Sahih International
- One of the women said, "O my father, hire him. Indeed, the best one you can hire is the strong and the trustworthy."
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | قَالَتْqālat | Said | قول |
| 2 | إِحْدَىٰهُمَاiḥ'dāhumā | one of them | أحد |
| 3 | يَـٰٓأَبَتِyāabati | O my father | أبو |
| 4 | ٱسْتَـْٔجِرْهُ ۖis'tajir'hu | Hire him | أجر |
| 5 | إِنَّinna | Indeed | — |
| 6 | خَيْرَkhayra | (the) best | خير |
| 7 | مَنِmani | whom | — |
| 8 | ٱسْتَـْٔجَرْتَis'tajarta | you (can) hire | أجر |
| 9 | ٱلْقَوِىُّl-qawiyu | (is) the strong | قوي |
| 10 | ٱلْأَمِينُl-amīnu | the trustworthy | أمن |