← Surah 12

12:20

وَشَرَوْهُ بِثَمَنٍۭ بَخْسٍ دَرَٰهِمَ مَعْدُودَةٍ وَكَانُوا۟ فِيهِ مِنَ ٱلزَّٰهِدِينَ

Word by word

وَشَرَوْهُ
And they sold him
Verb
Root: شري
Grammar (i'rab)
وَPreposition — conjunction، prefix
شَرَVerb — perfect، 3rd masc. plur.
وْNoun — pronoun، suffix، 3rd masc. plur.
هُNoun — pronoun، suffix، 3rd masc. sing.
بِثَمَنٍۭ
for a price
Noun
Root: ثمن
Grammar (i'rab)
بِPreposition — preposition، prefix
ثَمَنٍۭNoun — masculine، indefinite، genitive
بَخْسٍ
very low
Noun
Root: بخس
Grammar (i'rab)
بَخْسٍNoun — masc. sing.، indefinite، genitive، adjective
دَرَٰهِمَ
dirhams
Noun
Root: درهم
Grammar (i'rab)
دَرَٰهِمَNoun — masc. plur.، accusative
مَعْدُودَةٍ
few
Noun
Root: عدد
Grammar (i'rab)
مَعْدُودَةٍNoun — passive participle، fem. sing.، indefinite، genitive، adjective
وَكَانُوا۟
and they were
Verb
Root: كون
Grammar (i'rab)
وَPreposition — conjunction، prefix
كَانُVerb — perfect، 3rd masc. plur.
وا۟Noun — pronoun، suffix، 3rd masc. plur.
فِيهِ
about him
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
فِيPreposition — preposition
هِNoun — pronoun، suffix، 3rd masc. sing.
مِنَ
of
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
مِنَPreposition — preposition
ٱلزَّٰهِدِينَ
those keen to give up
Noun
Root: زهد
Grammar (i'rab)
ٱلPreposition — definite، prefix
زَّٰهِدِينَNoun — active participle، masc. plur.، genitive

Translation

EN

The (Brethren) sold him for a miserable price, for a few dirhams counted out: in such low estimation did they hold him!

A. Yusuf Alipublic-domain

and then sold him for a small price, for a few pieces of silver: so little did they value him.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleemall-rights-reserved

And they sold him for a low price, a number of silver coins; and they attached no value to him.

M. Pickthallpublic-domain

And they sold him for a reduced price - a few dirhams - and they were, concerning him, of those content with little.

Saheeh Internationalall-rights-reserved

TR

Onu yanlarında alıkoymak istemedikleri için ucuz bir fiyata, birkaç dirheme sattılar.

Diyanet İşleriall-rights-reserved

Ve onu düşük bir değerle birkaç dirheme sattılar. Ona fazla önem vermemişlerdi.

Elmalılı Hamdi Yazırpublic-domain

(Kafile Mısır’a vardığında) onu basit bir değere, sayılı birkaç dirheme satmışlardı. (Çünkü) onlar ona değer vermeyenlerden idiler.

Mehmet Okuyanall-rights-reserved

AR

وباعه إخوته للواردين من المسافرين بثمن قليل من الدراهم، وكانوا زاهدين فيه راغبين في التخلص منه؛ وذلك أنهم لا يعلمون منزلته عند الله.

Tafsir al-Muyassarfree-distribution