قَالَتْ إِحْدَاهُمَا يَاأَبَتِ اسْتَءْجِرْهُ إِنَّ خَيْرَ مَنِ اسْتَءْجَرْتَ الْقَوِيُّ الْأَمِينُ

Word by Word (2021) Translation

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

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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]!”

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.

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"...

Arabic

قَالَتۡ إِحۡدَىٰهُمَا یَـٰۤأَبَتِ ٱسۡتَءۡجِرۡهُۖ إِنَّ خَیۡرَ مَنِ ٱسۡتَءۡجَرۡتَ ٱلۡقَوِیُّ ٱلۡأَمِینُ ۝٢٦

Transliteration (2021)

qālat iḥ'dāhumā yāabati is'tajir'hu inna khayra mani is'tajarta l-qawiyu l-amīn

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