Quran 28:26 Translations ⓘ

Al-Qasas (The Story) 28:26

قَالَتْ إِحْدَاهُمَا يَا أَبَتِ اسْتَأْجِرْهُ إِنَّ خَيْرَ مَنِ اسْتَأْجَرْتَ الْقَوِيُّ الْأَمِينُ

Transliteration

Qalat ihdahuma ya abati istajirhu inna khayra mani istajarta alqawiyyu alameenu

Ahmad Ali

Said one of the maidens: "O father, employ him. Surely the best (man) to employ is one who is strong and honest."

Ali Qarai

One of the two women said, ‘Father, hire him. Indeed the best you can hire is a powerful and trustworthy man.’

Amhad Khan

One of the two women said, “O my father! Employ him – indeed a strong and trustworthy employee is better.”

Arberry

Said one of the two women, 'Father, hire him; surely the best man thou canst hire is the one strong and trusty.'

Corpus Quran

Said one of them, "O my father! Hire him. Indeed, (the) best whom you (can) hire (is) the strong, the trustworthy."

Daryabadi

And said one of the twain: O my father! hire him, for the best that thou canst hire is the strong and trustworthy one.

Hilali & Khan

And said one of them (the two women): "O my father! Hire him! Verily, the best of men for you to hire is the strong, the trustworthy."

Maududi

One of the two women said: "Father, employ this man in your service. The best whom you might employ is he who is strong and trustworthy."

Muhammad Sarwar

One of the women said to her father, "Father, hire him; the best whom you may hire is a strong and trustworthy one."

Muhammad Shakir

Said one of them: O my father! employ him, surely the best of those that you can employ is the strong man, the faithful one.

Pickthall

One of the two women said: O my father! Hire him! For the best (man) that thou canst hire in the strong, the trustworthy.

Qaribullah

One of the two women said: 'Father, hire him. The best who you can hire, is the strong, the honest'

Sahih Intl

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

Talal Itani

One of the two women said, “Father, hire him; the best employee for you is the strong and trustworthy.”

Wahihuddin Khan

One of the girls said, "Father, hire him! For the best man to hire is someone strong and trustworthy."

Yusuf Ali

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"....