Al-Qasas 28:26
The Stories · ayah 26 of 88
قَالَتْ إِحْدَىٰهُمَا يَٰٓأَبَتِ ٱسْتَـْٔجِرْهُ ۖ إِنَّ خَيْرَ مَنِ ٱسْتَـْٔجَرْتَ ٱلْقَوِىُّ ٱلْأَمِينُ
Qalat ihdahuma yaabati ista/jirhu inna khayra mani ista/jarta alqawiyyu al-ameen
"One of the women said, "O my father, hire him. Indeed, the best one you can hire is the strong and the trustworthy.""
Saheeh International translation
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Other English translations
Abdel Haleem (Oxford)+
"One of the women said, ‘Father, hire him: a strong, trustworthy man is the best to hire.’"
Pickthall (classic)+
"One of the two women said: O my father! Hire him! For the best (man) that thou canst hire in the strong, the trustworthy."
Yusuf Ali (classic)+
"Said one of the (damsels): "O my (dear) father! engage him on wages: truly the best of men for thee to employ is the (man) who is strong and trusty"...."