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| 22. And when he turned his face towards Midian, he said, I hope, my Lord will guide me to the right way.' 23. And when he arrived at the water of Midian, he found there a party of men, watering their flocks. And he found beside them two women holding back their flocks. He said, `What is your the problem ?' They replied, `We cannot water our flocks until the shepherds depart with their flocks, and our father is a very old man.' 24. So he watered their flocks for them. Then he turned aside into the shade and said, `My Lord, I stand in need of whatever good Thou mayest send down to me.' 25. And one of the two women came to him, walking bashfully. She said, `My father calls thee that he may reward thee for thy having watered our flocks for us.' So when he came to him and told him the story, he said, `Fear not; thou hast escaped from the unjust people.' 26. One of the two women said, `O my father, take him into thy service; for the best man that thou canst employ is the one who is strong and trustworthy.' 27. Their father said to Moses, `I intend to marry to thee one of these two daughters of mine on condition that thou stay in my service for eight years. But if thou complete ten years, it will be of thine own accord. And I would not lay any hardship upon thee; thou wilt find me, if ALLAH wills, of the righteous.' 28. Moses said, `That is settled between me and thee. Whichever of the two terms I fulfill, there shall be no injustice to me; and ALLAH watches over what we say.' |
