as for the lad his parents were believers and we were afraid he would impose on them insolence and unbelief so we desired that their lord should give to them in exchange one better than he in purity and nearer in tenderness.
وأما الغلام فكان أبواه مؤمنين فخشينا أن يرهقهما طغيانا وكفرا فأردنا أن يبدلهما ربهما خيرا منه زكاة وأقرب رحما