وَلَمَّا
And when
تَوَجَّهَ
he turned his face
تِلْقَآءَ
towards
مَدْيَنَ
Madyan,
قَالَ
he said,
عَسَىٰ
"Perhaps
رَبِّىٓ
my Lord
أَن
[that]
يَهْدِيَنِى
will guide me
سَوَآءَ
(to the) sound
ٱلسَّبِيلِ way." وَلَمَّا And when وَرَدَ he came مَآءَ (to the) water مَدْيَنَ (of) Madyan, وَجَدَ he found عَلَيْهِ on it أُمَّةً a group مِّنَ of
ٱلنَّاسِ men يَسْقُونَ watering, وَوَجَدَ and he found مِن besides them *[meaning includes next or prev. word] دُونِهِمُ besides them *[meaning includes next or prev. word] ٱمْرَأَتَيْنِ two women تَذُودَانِ keeping back. قَالَ He said,
مَا "What خَطْبُكُمَا (is the) matter with both of you?" قَالَتَا They said, لَا "We cannot water *[meaning includes next or prev. word] نَسْقِى "We cannot water *[meaning includes next or prev. word] حَتَّىٰ until يُصْدِرَ take away ٱلرِّعَآءُ the shepherds; وَأَبُونَا and our father
شَيْخٌ (is) a very old man." *[meaning includes next or prev. word] كَبِيرٌ (is) a very old man." *[meaning includes next or prev. word] فَسَقَىٰ So he watered لَهُمَا for them. ثُمَّ Then تَوَلَّىٰٓ he turned back إِلَى to ٱلظِّلِّ the shade فَقَالَ and said,
رَبِّ "My Lord! إِنِّى Indeed, I am لِمَآ of whatever أَنزَلْتَ You send إِلَىَّ to me مِنْ of خَيْرٍ good فَقِيرٌ (in) need." فَجَآءَتْهُ Then came to him إِحْدَىٰهُمَا one of the two women
تَمْشِى walking عَلَى with ٱسْتِحْيَآءٍ shyness. قَالَتْ She said, إِنَّ "Indeed, أَبِى my father يَدْعُوكَ calls you, لِيَجْزِيَكَ that he may reward you
أَجْرَ (the) reward مَا (for) what سَقَيْتَ you watered لَنَا for us." فَلَمَّا So when جَآءَهُۥ he came to him وَقَصَّ and narrated عَلَيْهِ to him ٱلْقَصَصَ the story, قَالَ he said,
لَا "(Do) not تَخَفْ fear. نَجَوْتَ You have escaped مِنَ from ٱلْقَوْمِ the people - ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ the wrongdoers." قَالَتْ Said إِحْدَىٰهُمَا one of them,
يَٰٓأَبَتِ "O my father! ٱسْتَـْٔجِرْهُ Hire him. إِنَّ Indeed, خَيْرَ (the) best مَنِ whom ٱسْتَـْٔجَرْتَ you (can) hire ٱلْقَوِىُّ (is) the strong, ٱلْأَمِينُ the trustworthy."
قَالَ He said, إِنِّىٓ "Indeed, I أُرِيدُ [I] wish أَنْ to أُنكِحَكَ marry you to إِحْدَى one ٱبْنَتَىَّ (of) my daughters هَٰتَيْنِ (of) these two عَلَىٰٓ on أَن that
تَأْجُرَنِى you serve me, ثَمَٰنِىَ (for) eight حِجَجٍ years; فَإِنْ but if أَتْمَمْتَ you complete عَشْرًا ten, فَمِنْ then from عِندِكَ you.
وَمَآ And not أُرِيدُ I wish أَنْ to أَشُقَّ make it difficult عَلَيْكَ for you. سَتَجِدُنِىٓ You will find me, إِن if شَآءَ Allah wills, *[meaning includes next or prev. word] ٱللَّهُ Allah wills, *[meaning includes next or prev. word] مِنَ of
ٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ the righteous." قَالَ He said, ذَٰلِكَ "That بَيْنِى (is) between me وَبَيْنَكَ and between you. أَيَّمَا Whichever ٱلْأَجَلَيْنِ (of) the two terms
قَضَيْتُ I complete فَلَا then no عُدْوَٰنَ injustice عَلَىَّ to me, وَٱللَّهُ and Allah, عَلَىٰ over مَا what نَقُولُ we say وَكِيلٌ (is) a Witness."
ٱلسَّبِيلِ way." وَلَمَّا And when وَرَدَ he came مَآءَ (to the) water مَدْيَنَ (of) Madyan, وَجَدَ he found عَلَيْهِ on it أُمَّةً a group مِّنَ of
ٱلنَّاسِ men يَسْقُونَ watering, وَوَجَدَ and he found مِن besides them *[meaning includes next or prev. word] دُونِهِمُ besides them *[meaning includes next or prev. word] ٱمْرَأَتَيْنِ two women تَذُودَانِ keeping back. قَالَ He said,
مَا "What خَطْبُكُمَا (is the) matter with both of you?" قَالَتَا They said, لَا "We cannot water *[meaning includes next or prev. word] نَسْقِى "We cannot water *[meaning includes next or prev. word] حَتَّىٰ until يُصْدِرَ take away ٱلرِّعَآءُ the shepherds; وَأَبُونَا and our father
شَيْخٌ (is) a very old man." *[meaning includes next or prev. word] كَبِيرٌ (is) a very old man." *[meaning includes next or prev. word] فَسَقَىٰ So he watered لَهُمَا for them. ثُمَّ Then تَوَلَّىٰٓ he turned back إِلَى to ٱلظِّلِّ the shade فَقَالَ and said,
رَبِّ "My Lord! إِنِّى Indeed, I am لِمَآ of whatever أَنزَلْتَ You send إِلَىَّ to me مِنْ of خَيْرٍ good فَقِيرٌ (in) need." فَجَآءَتْهُ Then came to him إِحْدَىٰهُمَا one of the two women
تَمْشِى walking عَلَى with ٱسْتِحْيَآءٍ shyness. قَالَتْ She said, إِنَّ "Indeed, أَبِى my father يَدْعُوكَ calls you, لِيَجْزِيَكَ that he may reward you
أَجْرَ (the) reward مَا (for) what سَقَيْتَ you watered لَنَا for us." فَلَمَّا So when جَآءَهُۥ he came to him وَقَصَّ and narrated عَلَيْهِ to him ٱلْقَصَصَ the story, قَالَ he said,
لَا "(Do) not تَخَفْ fear. نَجَوْتَ You have escaped مِنَ from ٱلْقَوْمِ the people - ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ the wrongdoers." قَالَتْ Said إِحْدَىٰهُمَا one of them,
يَٰٓأَبَتِ "O my father! ٱسْتَـْٔجِرْهُ Hire him. إِنَّ Indeed, خَيْرَ (the) best مَنِ whom ٱسْتَـْٔجَرْتَ you (can) hire ٱلْقَوِىُّ (is) the strong, ٱلْأَمِينُ the trustworthy."
قَالَ He said, إِنِّىٓ "Indeed, I أُرِيدُ [I] wish أَنْ to أُنكِحَكَ marry you to إِحْدَى one ٱبْنَتَىَّ (of) my daughters هَٰتَيْنِ (of) these two عَلَىٰٓ on أَن that
تَأْجُرَنِى you serve me, ثَمَٰنِىَ (for) eight حِجَجٍ years; فَإِنْ but if أَتْمَمْتَ you complete عَشْرًا ten, فَمِنْ then from عِندِكَ you.
وَمَآ And not أُرِيدُ I wish أَنْ to أَشُقَّ make it difficult عَلَيْكَ for you. سَتَجِدُنِىٓ You will find me, إِن if شَآءَ Allah wills, *[meaning includes next or prev. word] ٱللَّهُ Allah wills, *[meaning includes next or prev. word] مِنَ of
ٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ the righteous." قَالَ He said, ذَٰلِكَ "That بَيْنِى (is) between me وَبَيْنَكَ and between you. أَيَّمَا Whichever ٱلْأَجَلَيْنِ (of) the two terms
قَضَيْتُ I complete فَلَا then no عُدْوَٰنَ injustice عَلَىَّ to me, وَٱللَّهُ and Allah, عَلَىٰ over مَا what نَقُولُ we say وَكِيلٌ (is) a Witness."