Quran 28:26 Word by Word & Translations
28:26 Word by Word (2021)
28:26 Arabic
28:26 Transliteration
Said one of them, "O my father! Hire him. Indeed, (the) best whom you (can) hire (is) the strong, the trustworthy."
28:26 Arabic
قَالَتْ إِحْدَىٰهُمَا يَٰٓأَبَتِ ٱسْتَـْٔجِرْهُ إِنَّ خَيْرَ مَنِ ٱسْتَـْٔجَرْتَ ٱلْقَوِىُّ ٱلْأَمِينُ
28:26 Transliteration
Qalat ihdahuma ya abati ista/jirhu inna khayra mani ista/jarta alqawiyyu al-ameenu
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
One of the two women said: "O my father, hire him. For the best to be hired is one who is strong and honest.
Abdel Haleem
One of the women said, ‘Father, hire him: a strong, trustworthy man is the best to hire.’
Abdul Hye
One of them (2 women) said: “O my father! Hire him! Surely, the best that you can hire who is strong, the trustworthy.”
Abdul Majid 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
Ahmed Ali
Said one of the maidens: "O father, employ him. Surely the best (man) to employ is one who is strong and honest."
Ahmed Hulusi
One of them (the girls) said, “O father, hire him... Indeed, he is the best one you can hire; he is strong and trustworthy.”
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
One of the two women said, 'O my father'. Employ him'. Undoubtedly, the best employee is he who is strong and trustworthy'.
Aisha Bewley
One of them said, ´Hire him, father. The best person to hire is someone strong and trustworthy.´
Ali Ünal
One of the two daughters said: "Father, employ him, for the best whom you could employ should be one strong and trustworthy (as he is)."
Ali Quli Qara'i
One of the two women said, ‘Father, hire him. Indeed the best you can hire is a powerful and trustworthy man.’
Amatul Rahman Omar
One of the two ladies said, `My dear father! take him into your service. You cannot do better than employ a man who is strong and trustworthy.
Arthur John Arberry
Said one of the two women, 'Father, hire him; surely the best man thou canst hire is the one strong and trusty.
Bakhtiari Nejad
One of the two women said: “My father, hire him, indeed the best one to hire is the strong and the honest one.”
Bijan Moeinian
One of those two women said: “Father, hire this man as he is strong and trustworthy.”
Bilal Muhammad 2018
Said one of them, “O my father, hire him, truly the best of people for you to employ is one of integrity.
Corpus.Quran
Said one of them O my father Hire him Indeed (the) best whom you (can) hire (is) the strong the trustworthy
Dr. Kamal Omar
One of those two (damsels) said: “O my father! Hire him. Verily, the best whom you hired (if you agree) is strong and trust worthy.”
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
One of the two women said: O my father! Employ him. Truly, best is that thou wouldst employ the strong, the trustworthy.
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
One of those (girls) said: ‘O (my) respectable father, take him (into your service). Surely, the best person you can employ is the one who is strong and trustworthy (and he is worthy of this assignment).
Dr. Munir Munshey
One of the two girls said, "Oh father, hire him! Indeed, the best person to hire is the one who is faithful and firm."
Edward Henry Palmer
Said one of them, 'O my sire! hire him; verily, the best of those whom thou canst hire is the strong and faithful.
Faridul Haque
One of the two women said, “O my father! Employ him – indeed a strong and trustworthy employee is better.”
Fode Drame
One of the two women said, “O my father! Hire him, truly the best man to hire is the strong, the trustworthy.”
George Sale
And one of the damsels said, my father, hire him for certain wages: The best servant thou canst hire, is an able and trusty person
Hamid S. Aziz
One of the two women said, "O my father! Hire him; verily, the best of those whom you can hire is the strong and faithful."
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
One of the two women said: 'Father, hire him. The best who you can hire, is the strong, the honest.
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."
Irving/Hegab
One of the two (girls) said: "My father, hire him! The best man you can hire is someone who is strong, trustworthy."
John Medows Rodwell
One of them said, "O my father, hire him: for the best thou canst hire is the strong, the trusty."
Linda "iLham" Barto
One of (the women) said, “O my father, hire him. Truly, the best of men for you to hire is the one who is strong and 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."
Maulana Muhammad Ali
One of them said: O my father, employ him; surely the best of those that thou canst employ is the strong, the faithful one
Mir Aneesuddin
One of the two (women) said, “O my father! employ him (on wages), certainly the best among those whom you can employ, is the one (who is) strong, trustworthy.”
Mohammad Shafi
One of the two women said, "O my father! Hire him. It is indeed better to hire the strong, the trustworthy."
Muhammad Ahmed - Samira
One of them (B) said: "You my father, hire him, that best (of) who you hired, (is) the powerful/strong, the faithful/loyal ."
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]!&rdquo
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
One of the two women said, "O my father, hire him; surely the most charitable (man) you (can) hire is the one powerful (and) trustworthy."
Muhammad Marmaduke 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
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 Taqi Usmani
One of the two women said, .Dear father, hire him; the best man you can hire is someone who is strong, trustworthy
Munir Mezyed
One of the two daughters said: "O’ my father, employ him! The best one you can employ is the strong and the trustworthy."
MunirMezyed2023
One of the two daughters said: "O’ my father, employ him! The best one you can employ is the strong and the trustworthy."
Musharraf Hussain
One of them said, “My dear father, why not employ him? The best person you can employ is strong and trustworthy.”
Mustafa Khattab 2018
One of the two daughters suggested, “O my dear father! Hire him. The best man for employment is definitely the strong and trustworthy ˹one˺.”
Mustaqim
One of them said: oh my father, hire him, for the best you can hire is the strong and trusted.
N J Dawood 2014
One of the girls said: ‘Father, take him into your service. A man who is strong and honest is the best that you can hire.‘
Rashad Khalifa
One of the two women said, "O my father, hire him. He is the best one to hire, for he is strong and honest."
Safi Kaskas
One of the women said, "Father, hire him. A strong and the trustworthy man is the best that you can hire."
Samy Mahdy
One of them said, “O Father, hire him; the best who you are hiring is the strong, the honest.”
Shabbir Ahmed
Said one of the two maidens, "O My father! Hire him! For, the best one you can hire is the competent, the trustworthy."
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
Sher Ali
One of the two women said, `O my father, take him into thy service; for the best man that thou canst employ is the one who is strong and trustworthy.
Syed Vickar Ahamed
And one of the (two women) said: "O my father! Hire him on wages: Truly, the best of men to work for you is the (man) who is strong and trustworthy."
T.B.Irving
One of the two (girls) said: "My father, hire him! The best man you can hire is someone who is strong, trustworthy."
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
One of the women suggested, “O my father, hire him. The best one to hire is the strong and trustworthy.”
Talal Itani (2012)
One of the two women said, 'Father, hire him; the best employee for you is the strong and trustworthy.'
The Study Quran
One of the two said, “O my father! Hire him. Surely the best [man] you can hire is the strong, the trustworthy.
The Wise Quran
One of them said, 'O my father! Hire him; indeed, the best of those whom you can hire is the strong, the trustworthy.'
Umm Muhammad (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."
Wahiduddin Khan
One of the girls said, Father, hire him! For the best man to hire is someone strong and trustworthy
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
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"...