Surah Al-Qasas, Ayah 27 (28:27)

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قَالَ إِنِّىٓ أُرِيدُ أَنْ أُنكِحَكَ إِحْدَى ٱبْنَتَىَّ هَٰتَيْنِ عَلَىٰٓ أَن تَأْجُرَنِى ثَمَٰنِىَ حِجَجٍ …

Quran 28:27 is ayah 27 of Surah Al-Qasas (“The Stories”), a Meccan surah of 88 ayahs. It is in Juz 20, on page 388 of the Madani Mushaf.

28:27
قَالَإِنِّىٓأُرِيدُأَنْأُنكِحَكَإِحْدَىٱبْنَتَىَّهَٰتَيْنِعَلَىٰٓأَنتَأْجُرَنِىثَمَٰنِىَحِجَجٍ ۖفَإِنْأَتْمَمْتَعَشْرًافَمِنْعِندِكَ ۖوَمَآأُرِيدُأَنْأَشُقَّعَلَيْكَ ۚسَتَجِدُنِىٓإِنشَآءَٱللَّهُمِنَٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ٢٧
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."(27)

Word by word

  1. قَالَqālaHe said
  2. إِنِّىٓinnīIndeed, I
  3. أُرِيدُurīdu[I] wish
  4. أَنْanto
  5. أُنكِحَكَunkiḥakamarry you to
  6. إِحْدَىiḥ'dāone
  7. ٱبْنَتَىَّib'natayya(of) my daughters
  8. هَٰتَيْنِhātayni(of) these two
  9. عَلَىٰٓʿalāon
  10. أَنanthat
  11. تَأْجُرَنِىtajuranīyou serve me
  12. ثَمَٰنِىَthamāniya(for) eight
  13. حِجَجٍ ۖḥijajinyears
  14. فَإِنْfa-inbut if
  15. أَتْمَمْتَatmamtayou complete
  16. عَشْرًاʿashranten
  17. فَمِنْfaminthen from
  18. عِندِكَ ۖʿindikayou
  19. وَمَآwamāAnd not
  20. أُرِيدُurīduI wish
  21. أَنْanto
  22. أَشُقَّashuqqamake it difficult
  23. عَلَيْكَ ۚʿalaykafor you
  24. سَتَجِدُنِىٓsatajidunīYou will find me
  25. إِنinif
  26. شَآءَshāaAllah wills
  27. ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah wills
  28. مِنَminaof
  29. ٱلصَّٰلِحِينَl-ṣāliḥīnathe righteous

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