Surah Al-Qasas, Ayah 26 (28:26)

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قَالَتْ إِحْدَىٰهُمَا يَٰٓأَبَتِ ٱسْتَْٔجِرْهُ ۖ إِنَّ خَيْرَ مَنِ ٱسْتَْٔجَرْتَ ٱلْقَوِىُّ ٱلْأَمِينُ

Quran 28:26 is ayah 26 of Surah Al-Qasas (“The Stories”), a Meccan surah of 88 ayahs. It is in Juz 20, on page 388 of the Madani Mushaf.

28:26
قَالَتْإِحْدَىٰهُمَايَٰٓأَبَتِٱسْتَْٔجِرْهُ ۖإِنَّخَيْرَمَنِٱسْتَْٔجَرْتَٱلْقَوِىُّٱلْأَمِينُ٢٦
qālat iḥ'dāhumā yāabati is'tajir'hu inna khayra mani is'tajarta l-qawiyu l-amīnu

One of the women said, "O my father, hire him. Indeed, the best one you can hire is the strong and the trustworthy."(26)

Word by word

  1. قَالَتْqālatSaid
  2. إِحْدَىٰهُمَاiḥ'dāhumāone of them
  3. يَٰٓأَبَتِyāabatiO my father
  4. ٱسْتَْٔجِرْهُ ۖis'tajir'huHire him
  5. إِنَّinnaIndeed
  6. خَيْرَkhayra(the) best
  7. مَنِmaniwhom
  8. ٱسْتَْٔجَرْتَis'tajartayou (can) hire
  9. ٱلْقَوِىُّl-qawiyu(is) the strong
  10. ٱلْأَمِينُl-amīnuthe trustworthy

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