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Quran Maqasid

Surah Yusuf, verse 20

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Without diacritics

وشروه بثمن بخس دراهم معدودة وكانوا فيه من الزاهدين

The (Brethren) sold him For a miserable price,— For a few dirhams counted out: In such low estimation Did they hold him!

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  • Verse 20 of 111
  • Juz 12
  • Page 237

Word by word

  1. وَشَرَوْهُAnd they sold himwasharawhu
  2. بِثَمَنٍۭfor a pricebithamanin
  3. بَخْسٍۢvery lowbakhsin
  4. دَرَٰهِمَdirhamsdarāhima
  5. مَعْدُودَةٍۢfewmaʿdūdatin
  6. وَكَانُوا۟and they werewakānū
  7. فِيهِabout himfīhi
  8. مِنَofmina
  9. ٱلزَّٰهِدِينَthose keen to give upl-zāhidīna

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