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Al-Qasas 26

Ayah 26 of 88 · Meccan

قَالَتۡ إِحۡدَىٰهُمَا يَٰٓأَبَتِ ٱسۡتَـٔۡجِرۡهُۖ إِنَّ خَيۡرَ مَنِ ٱسۡتَـٔۡجَرۡتَ ٱلۡقَوِيُّ ٱلۡأَمِينُ ٢٦

One of the women said, "O my father, hire him. Indeed, the best one you can hire is the strong and the trustworthy."

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. قَالَتۡSaidqālat
  2. إِحۡدَىٰهُمَاone of themiḥ'dāhumā
  3. يَٰٓأَبَتِO my fatheryāabati
  4. ٱسۡتَـٔۡجِرۡهُۖHire himis'tajir'hu
  5. إِنَّIndeedinna
  6. خَيۡرَ(the) bestkhayra
  7. مَنِwhommani
  8. ٱسۡتَـٔۡجَرۡتَyou (can) hireis'tajarta
  9. ٱلۡقَوِيُّ(is) the strongl-qawiyu
  10. ٱلۡأَمِينُthe trustworthyl-amīnu

Tafsir

One of his two daughters said, “O my father! Hire him to shepherd our livestock for us, because he is worthy of being hired by you. He possesses strength and is trustworthy; through his strength he will be able to fulfil his responsibility, and with his trustworthiness he will safeguard whatever he is entrusted with.”

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran