سورة یُوسُف
Surah Yûsuf 12:20
Joseph · Verse 20 of 111
وَشَرَوْهُ بِثَمَنٍ بَخْسٍ دَرَاهِمَ مَعْدُودَةٍ وَكَانُوا فِيهِ مِنَ الزَّاهِدِينَ
Abdul Mannan 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.
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!
Ahmed Ali
And they sold him as worthless for a few paltry dirham.
12 more translations
Ali Unal
And they sold him for a paltry price – a few silver coins – so little did they value him.
Daryabadi
And they sold him for a mean price: a few dirhams numbered and they were in regard to him of the indifferent.
Faridul Haque
And the brothers sold him for an improper price, a limited number of coins; and they had no interest in him.
Maulana Muhammad Ali
And they sold him for a small price, a few pieces of silver, and they showed no desire for him.
Maulvi Sher Ali
And they sold him for a paltry price, a few dirhems, and they were not at all keen on it.
Muhammad Asad
And they sold him for a paltry price - a mere few silver coins: thus low did they value him.
Muhammad Musin 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.
Muhammad Pickthall
And they sold him for a low price, a number of silver coins; and they attached no value to him.
Muhammad Sarwar
In selling him they asked for a very small price and even then no one wanted to buy him.
Muhammed ali Shakir
And they sold him for a small price, a few pieces of silver, and they showed no desire for him.
Rashad Khalifa
They sold him for a cheap price - a few dirhams - for they did not have any need for him.
Shabbir Ahmed
They sold him in the market for a low price, a few silver coins. They had little idea of his value.