« ስምንትን ዓመታት ልታገለግለኝ እኔ ከእነዚህ ሁለት ሴቶቸ ልጆቼ አንዲቱን ላጋባህ እሻለሁ ፡ ፡ ዐስርን ብትሞላም ከአንተ ነው ፡ ፡ ባንተ ላይ ማስቸገርንም አልሻም ፡ ፡ አላህ የሻ እንደ ኾነ ከመልካሞቹ ሰዎች ኾኜ ታገኘኛለህ » አለው ፡ ፡
He said : " I intend to wed one of these my daughters to thee , on condition that thou serve me for eight years ; but if thou complete ten years , it will be ( grace ) from thee . But I intend not to place thee under a difficulty : thou wilt find me , indeed , if Allah wills , one of the righteous . "