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Surah Yusuf (12) — Ayah 20
وَشَرَوْهُ بِثَمَنٍۭ بَخْسٍ دَرَٰهِمَ مَعْدُودَةٍ وَكَانُوا۟ فِيهِ مِنَ ٱلزَّٰهِدِينَ ﴿20﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And they sold him for a low price - for a few Dirhams (i.e. for a few silver coins). And they were of those who regarded him insignificant.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَشَرَوْهُ
washarawhu
And they sold him
بِثَمَنٍۭ
bithamanin
for a price
بَخْسٍۢ
bakhsin
very low
دَرَٰهِمَ
darāhima
dirhams
مَعْدُودَةٍۢ
maʿdūdatin
few
وَكَانُوا۟
wakānū
and they were
فِيهِ
fīhi
about him
مِنَ
mina
of
ٱلزَّٰهِدِينَ
l-zāhidīna
those keen to give up
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
20. 1 The brothers or according to another interpretation, the people of the caravan sold him.
20. 2 Because a found item comes to a person without any effort, therefore, no matter how valuable it is, its true worth does not become clear to a person.
20. 2 Because a found item comes to a person without any effort, therefore, no matter how valuable it is, its true worth does not become clear to a person.
