Quran 28:27 — Al-Qasas, verse 27
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
The father said, ‘I would like to marry you to one of these daughters of mine, on condition that you serve me for eight years: if you complete ten, it will be of your own free will. I do not intend to make things difficult for you: God willing, you will find I am a fair man.’
قَالَ إِنِّي أُرِيدُ أَنْ أُنْكِحَكَ إِحْدَى ابْنَتَيَّ هَاتَيْنِ عَلَىٰ أَنْ تَأْجُرَنِي ثَمَانِيَ حِجَجٍ ۖ فَإِنْ أَتْمَمْتَ عَشْرًا فَمِنْ عِنْدِكَ ۖ وَمَا أُرِيدُ أَنْ أَشُقَّ عَلَيْكَ ۚ سَتَجِدُنِي إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ مِنَ الصَّالِحِينَ
qāla innī urīdu an unkiḥaka iḥ'dā ib'natayya hātayni ʿalā an tajuranī thamāniya ḥijajin fa-in atmamta ʿashran famin ʿindika wamā urīdu an ashuqqa ʿalayka satajidunī in shāa l-lahu mina l-ṣāliḥīna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- He said, 'I desire to marry thee to one of these my two daughters, on condition that thou hirest thyself to me for eight years. If thou completest ten, that shall be of thy own accord; I do not desire to' press hard 'upon thee. Thou shalt assuredly find me, if God wills, one of the righteous.'
- Muhammad Asad
- [After some time, the father] said: “Behold, I am willing to let thee wed one of these two daughters of mine on the understanding that thou wilt remain eight years in my service; and if thou shouldst complete ten [years], that would be [an act of grace] from thee, for I do not want to impose any hardship on thee: [on the contrary,] thou wilt find me, if God so wills, righteous in all my dealings.”
- Sahih International
- He said, "Indeed, I wish to wed you one of these, my two daughters, on [the condition] that you serve me for eight years; but if you complete ten, it will be [as a favor] from you. And I do not wish to put you in difficulty. You will find me, if Allāh wills, from among the righteous."
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | قَالَqāla | He said | قول |
| 2 | إِنِّىٓinnī | Indeed, I | — |
| 3 | أُرِيدُurīdu | [I] wish | رود |
| 4 | أَنْan | to | — |
| 5 | أُنكِحَكَunkiḥaka | marry you to | نكح |
| 6 | إِحْدَىiḥ'dā | one | أحد |
| 7 | ٱبْنَتَىَّib'natayya | (of) my daughters | بني |
| 8 | هَـٰتَيْنِhātayni | (of) these two | — |
| 9 | عَلَىٰٓʿalā | on | — |
| 10 | أَنan | that | — |
| 11 | تَأْجُرَنِىtajuranī | you serve me | أجر |
| 12 | ثَمَـٰنِىَthamāniya | (for) eight | ثمن |
| 13 | حِجَجٍۢ ۖḥijajin | years | حجج |
| 14 | فَإِنْfa-in | but if | — |
| 15 | أَتْمَمْتَatmamta | you complete | تمم |
| 16 | عَشْرًۭاʿashran | ten | عشر |
| 17 | فَمِنْfamin | then from | — |
| 18 | عِندِكَ ۖʿindika | you | عند |
| 19 | وَمَآwamā | And not | — |
| 20 | أُرِيدُurīdu | I wish | رود |
| 21 | أَنْan | to | — |
| 22 | أَشُقَّashuqqa | make it difficult | شقق |
| 23 | عَلَيْكَ ۚʿalayka | for you | — |
| 24 | سَتَجِدُنِىٓsatajidunī | You will find me | وجد |
| 25 | إِنin | if | — |
| 26 | شَآءَshāa | Allah wills | شيأ |
| 27 | ٱللَّهُl-lahu | Allah wills | أله |
| 28 | مِنَmina | of | — |
| 29 | ٱلصَّـٰلِحِينَl-ṣāliḥīna | the righteous | صلح |