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قَالَتْ إِحْدَىٰهُمَا يَٰٓأَبَتِ ٱسْتَـْٔجِرْهُ ۖ إِنَّ خَيْرَ مَنِ ٱسْتَـْٔجَرْتَ ٱلْقَوِىُّ ٱلْأَمِينُ﴿٢٦

Translation (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."

Word-by-word meaning

قَالَتْqālatSaid
إِحْدَىٰهُمَاiḥ'dāhumāone of them
يَـٰٓأَبَتِyāabatiO my father
ٱسْتَـْٔجِرْهُ ۖis'tajir'huHire him
إِنَّinnaIndeed
خَيْرَkhayra(the) best
مَنِmaniwhom
ٱسْتَـْٔجَرْتَis'tajartayou (can) hire
ٱلْقَوِىُّl-qawiyu(is) the strong
ٱلْأَمِينُl-amīnuthe trustworthy

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Musa, the Father of the Two Women, and His Marriage to One of ThemWhen the two women came back quickly with the sheep, their father was surprised that they returned so soon. He asked them what had happened, and they told him what Musa, peace be upon him, had done. So he sent one of them to call him to meet her father. Allah says:فَجَآءَتْهُ إِحْدَاهُمَا تَمْشِى عَلَى اسْتِحْيَآءٍ(Then there came to him one of them, walking shyly.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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