Surah Al-Qasas (القصص) • The Stories

Quran 28:27

28:27

قَالَ إِنِّىٓ أُرِيدُ أَنْ أُنكِحَكَ إِحْدَى ٱبْنَتَىَّ هَـٰتَيْنِ عَلَىٰٓ أَن تَأْجُرَنِى ثَمَـٰنِىَ حِجَجٍ ۖ فَإِنْ أَتْمَمْتَ عَشْرًا فَمِنْ عِندِكَ ۖ وَمَآ أُرِيدُ أَنْ أَشُقَّ عَلَيْكَ ۚ سَتَجِدُنِىٓ إِن شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ مِنَ ٱلصَّـٰلِحِينَ

qāla innī urīdu an unkiḥaka iḥ'dā ib'natayya hātayni ʿalā an tajuranī thamāniya ḥijajin fa-in atmamta ʿashran famin ʿindika wamā urīdu an ashuqqa ʿalayka satajidunī in shāa l-lahu mina l-ṣāliḥīna

He said, "Indeed, I wish to wed you one of these, my two daughters, on [the condition] that you serve me for eight years; but if you complete ten, it will be [as a favor] from you. And I do not wish to put you in difficulty. You will find me, if Allāh wills, from among the righteous."

— Saheeh International

The father said, ‘I would like to marry you to one of these daughters of mine, on condition that you serve me for eight years: if you complete ten, it will be of your own free will. I do not intend to make things difficult for you: God willing, you will find I am a fair man.’

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

He said: "I intend to wed one of these two daughters of mine to you, on condition that you serve me for eight years; but if you complete ten years, it will be (a favour) from you. But I intend not to place you under a difficulty. If Allâh wills, you will find me one of the righteous."

— Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali

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Word by Word

قَالَqālaHe said
إِنِّىٓinnīIndeed, I
أُرِيدُurīdu[I] wish
أَنْanto
أُنكِحَكَunkiḥakamarry you to
إِحْدَىiḥ'dāone
ٱبْنَتَىَّib'natayya(of) my daughters
هَـٰتَيْنِhātayni(of) these two
عَلَىٰٓʿalāon
أَنanthat
تَأْجُرَنِىtajuranīyou serve me
ثَمَـٰنِىَthamāniya(for) eight
حِجَجٍۢۖḥijajinyears
فَإِنْfa-inbut if
أَتْمَمْتَatmamtayou complete
عَشْرًۭاʿashranten
فَمِنْfaminthen from
عِندِكَۖʿindikayou
وَمَآwamāAnd not
أُرِيدُurīduI wish
أَنْanto
أَشُقَّashuqqamake it difficult
عَلَيْكَۚʿalaykafor you
سَتَجِدُنِىٓsatajidunīYou will find me
إِنinif
شَآءَshāaAllah wills
ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah wills
مِنَminaof
ٱلصَّـٰلِحِينَl-ṣāliḥīnathe righteous