Quran 28 : 26

Said one of them, "O my father! Hire him. Indeed, (the) best whom you (can) hire (is) the strong, the trustworthy."
قَالَتْ
Qālat
إِحْدَىٰهُمَا
Iiḥdaāāhumā
يَٰٓأَبَتِ
Yaāaabati
ٱسْتَـْٔجِرْهُ
Istajirhu
إِنَّ
Iinna
خَيْرَ
Khayra
مَنِ
Mani
ٱسْتَـْٔجَرْتَ
Istajarta
ٱلْقَوِىُّ
Alqawiāāu
ٱلْأَمِينُ
Alaamīnu
Mustaqim
One of them said: oh my father, hire him, for the best you can hire is the strong and trusted.
Samy Mahdy
One of them said, “O Father, hire him; the best who you are hiring is the strong, the honest.”
Bijan Moeinian
One of those two women said: “Father, hire this man as he is strong and trustworthy.”
Wahiduddin Khan
One of the girls said, Father, hire him! For the best man to hire is someone strong and trustworthy
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
One of the two women said: 'Father, hire him. The best who you can hire, is the strong, the honest.
Abdel Haleem
One of the women said, ‘Father, hire him: a strong, trustworthy man is the best to hire.’
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
One of the women suggested, “O my father, hire him. The best one to hire is the 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.
Safi Kaskas
One of the women said, "Father, hire him. A strong and the trustworthy man is the best that you can hire."
[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.
Aisha Bewley
One of them said, ´Hire him, father. The best person to hire is someone strong and trustworthy.´
Corpus.Quran
Said one of them O my father Hire him Indeed (the) best whom you (can) hire (is) the strong the trustworthy
John Medows Rodwell
One of them said, "O my father, hire him: for the best thou canst hire is the strong, the trusty."
Fode Drame
One of the two women said, “O my father! Hire him, truly the best man to hire is the strong, the 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.”
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.
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.
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
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
Irving/Hegab
One of the two (girls) said: "My father, hire him! The best man you can hire is someone 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."
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."
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.'
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.”
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
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."
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.’
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
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 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'.
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
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.”
Faridul Haque
One of the two women said, “O my father! Employ him – indeed a strong and trustworthy employee is better.”
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."
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."
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."
Musharraf Hussain
One of them said, “My dear father, why not employ him? The best person you can employ is strong and trustworthy.”
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."
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."
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
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.”
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."
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.
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.‘
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 ."
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.
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.”
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."
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)."
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 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."
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.
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˺.”
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.”
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."
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"...
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).
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