12. Surah Yusuf, Verse 20
وَشَرَوْهُ بِثَمَنٍ بَخْسٍ دَرَاهِمَ مَعْدُودَةٍۚ وَكَانُوا ف۪يهِ مِنَ الزَّاهِد۪ينَ۟
Washarawhu bithamanin bakhsin darahimamaAAdoodatin wakanoo feehi mina azzahideen
They sold him for a pittance, a few small coins, considering him to be of little worth.
- Progressive Muslims
And they sold him for a low price, a few silver coins, and they regarded him as insignificant.
- Shabbir Ahmed
They sold him in the market for a low price, a few silver coins. His value they knew not.
- Sam Gerrans
And they sold him for a low price — a few dirhams — and they were, concerning him, of those content with little.
- The Monotheist Group
Andthey sold him for a low price, a few coins of silver, and they regarded him as insignificant.
- Edip-Layth
They sold him for a low price, a few silver coins, and they regarded him as insignificant.
- Aisha Bewley
They sold him for a pittance, a few small coins, considering him to be of little worth.
- Rashad Khalifa
They sold him for a cheap price - a few dirhams - for they did not have any need for him.
- Mohamed Ahmed - Samira
And they sold him as worthless for a few paltry dirham.
- Sahih International
And they sold him for a reduced price - a few dirhams - and they were, concerning him, of those content with little.
- Muhammad Asad
And they sold him for a paltry price - a mere few silver coins: thus low did they value him.
- Marmaduke Pickthall
And they sold him for a low price, a number of silver coins; and they attached no value to him.
- Abdel Khalek Himmat
They sold him to a slave-dealer for a small price amounting to a small number of silver coins, and they had no interest in him.
- Bijan Moeinian
Eventually they sold him for a cheap price as they did not have any need for him.
- Al-Hilali & Khan
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.
- Abdullah Yusuf Ali
The (Brethren) sold him for a miserable price, for a few dirhams counted out: in such low estimation did they hold him!
- Mustafa Khattab
They ˹later˺ sold him for a cheap price, just a few silver coins—only wanting to get rid of him.[1]
- Taqi Usmani
And they sold him for a paltry price, for a few silver-coins, and they had not much interest in him.
- Abdul Haleem
and then sold him for a small price, for a few pieces of silver: so little did they value him.
- Arthur John Arberry
Then they sold him for a paltry price, a handful of counted dirhams; for they set small store by him.
- E. Henry Palmer
And they sold him for a mean price, - drachmae counted out,- and they parted with him cheaply.
- Hamid S. Aziz
And a caravan of travellers came and sent their water-drawer. He let down his bucket into the pit. Said he, "What good luck! Here is a youth." So they concealed him, as a treasure, and Allah was Aware of what they did.
- Mahmoud Ghali
And they bartered him for a paltry price, (some) numbered dirhams; and they esteemed him lightly (Literally: were of the ascetics, i. e., refused to have anything to do him)
- George Sale
And they sold him for a mean price, for a few pence, and valued him lightly.
- Syed Vickar Ahamed
And the (travelers) sold him for a low price— For a few dirhams (that were) counted out: They were those who held him in such a low value!
- Amatul Rahman Omar
And they (- the brothers of Joseph) sold him, (claiming him to be their slave, to the travellers) for a trifling price - a few dirhams (- silver coins), and they were not (even) desirous of it.
- Ali Quli Qarai
And they sold him for a cheap price, a few dirhams, for they set small store by him.