Surah Yusuf · Ayah 20·Makkī

20

فِيهِ مِنَ ﴿٢٠﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

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

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Tafsīr

No commentary indexed for this ayah yet.

Verse DNA · this āyah at a glance

Vocabulary and recitation are counted from the morphology and the Uthmani marks; commentary reports whether an authored tafsīr entry reaches this āyah. A structural read, not a judgement — a denser strip is not a weightier verse.

Vocabulary · 7 roots in 7 of 9 words

Rarest here: د-ر-ه-م — used once in the whole Qurʾān

Recitation · 13 points across 4 rule families

  • Heavy rāʾ2
  • Iqlāb3
  • Madd ṭabīʿī7
  • Lām shamsiyyah1

Commentary

No tafsīr entry reaches this āyah yet — the interpretive layer covers a pilot, not the whole Book.

Shape

9 words · 40 letters · āyah 20 of 111

once in the Qurʾān2–10×11–50×51–300×300+×

Similar verses by meaning

Ranked by semantic similarity over translation embeddings — a model’s proxy for meaning, not a claim about it, and not tafsīr. Verses may be kin in theme while differing entirely in wording.

  • Quran 37:98 · As-Saaffaatrelated

    فَأَرَادُوا۟ بِهِۦ كَيْدًا فَجَعَلْنَٰهُمُ ٱلْأَسْفَلِينَ

    And they intended for him a plan, but We made them the most debased.

  • Quran 21:58 · Al-Anbiyaarelated

    فَجَعَلَهُمْ جُذَٰذًا إِلَّا كَبِيرًا لَّهُمْ لَعَلَّهُمْ إِلَيْهِ يَرْجِعُونَ

    So he made them into fragments, except a large one among them, that they might return to it [and question].

  • Quran 9:76 · At-Tawbarelated

    فَلَمَّآ ءَاتَىٰهُم مِّن فَضْلِهِۦ بَخِلُوا۟ بِهِۦ وَتَوَلَّوا۟ وَّهُم مُّعْرِضُونَ

    But when he gave them from His bounty, they were stingy with it and turned away while they refused.

  • Quran 18:42 · Al-Kahfrelated

    وَأُحِيطَ بِثَمَرِهِۦ فَأَصْبَحَ يُقَلِّبُ كَفَّيْهِ عَلَىٰ مَآ أَنفَقَ فِيهَا وَهِىَ خَاوِيَةٌ عَلَىٰ عُرُوشِهَا وَيَقُولُ يَٰلَيْتَنِى لَمْ أُشْرِكْ بِرَبِّىٓ أَحَدًا

    And his fruits were encompassed [by ruin], so he began to turn his hands about [in dismay] over what he had spent on it, while it had collapsed upon its trellises, and said, "Oh…

  • Quran 23:114 · Al-Muminoonrelated

    قَٰلَ إِن لَّبِثْتُمْ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا لَّوْ أَنَّكُمْ كُنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ

    He will say, "You stayed not but a little - if only you had known.

  • Quran 12:70 · Yusufrelated

    فَلَمَّا جَهَّزَهُم بِجَهَازِهِمْ جَعَلَ ٱلسِّقَايَةَ فِى رَحْلِ أَخِيهِ ثُمَّ أَذَّنَ مُؤَذِّنٌ أَيَّتُهَا ٱلْعِيرُ إِنَّكُمْ لَسَٰرِقُونَ

    So when he had furnished them with their supplies, he put the [gold measuring] bowl into the bag of his brother. Then an announcer called out, "O caravan, indeed you are thieves."

Verses built from the same roots

Ranked by shared vocabulary (idf-cosine over each verse’s root-set). Shared words are a fact about form — they do not by themselves mean two verses are about the same thing.

  • An-Nahl 16:953 shared roots

    وَلَا تَشْتَرُوا۟ بِعَهْدِ ٱللَّهِ ثَمَنًا قَلِيلًا إِنَّمَا عِندَ ٱللَّهِ هُوَ خَيْرٌ لَّكُمْ إِن كُنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ

    ث-م-نش-ر-يك-و-ن

  • Al-Baqara 2:413 shared roots

    وَءَامِنُوا۟ بِمَآ أَنزَلْتُ مُصَدِّقًا لِّمَا مَعَكُمْ وَلَا تَكُونُوٓا۟ أَوَّلَ كَافِرٍۭ بِهِۦ وَلَا تَشْتَرُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِى ثَمَنًا قَلِيلًا وَإِيَّٰىَ فَٱتَّقُونِ

    ث-م-نش-ر-يك-و-ن

  • At-Tawba 9:93 shared roots

    ٱشْتَرَوْا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِ ٱللَّهِ ثَمَنًا قَلِيلًا فَصَدُّوا۟ عَن سَبِيلِهِۦٓ إِنَّهُمْ سَآءَ مَا كَانُوا۟ يَعْمَلُونَ

    ث-م-نش-ر-يك-و-ن

  • Al-Baqara 2:792 shared roots

    فَوَيْلٌ لِّلَّذِينَ يَكْتُبُونَ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ بِأَيْدِيهِمْ ثُمَّ يَقُولُونَ هَٰذَا مِنْ عِندِ ٱللَّهِ لِيَشْتَرُوا۟ بِهِۦ ثَمَنًا قَلِيلًا فَوَيْلٌ لَّهُم مِّمَّا كَتَبَتْ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَوَيْلٌ لَّهُم مِّمَّا يَكْسِبُونَ

    ث-م-نش-ر-ي

  • Aal-i-Imraan 3:1992 shared roots

    وَإِنَّ مِنْ أَهْلِ ٱلْكِتَٰبِ لَمَن يُؤْمِنُ بِٱللَّهِ وَمَآ أُنزِلَ إِلَيْكُمْ وَمَآ أُنزِلَ إِلَيْهِمْ خَٰشِعِينَ لِلَّهِ لَا يَشْتَرُونَ بِـَٔايَٰتِ ٱللَّهِ ثَمَنًا قَلِيلًا أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ لَهُمْ أَجْرُهُمْ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ سَرِيعُ ٱلْحِسَابِ

    ث-م-نش-ر-ي

  • Aal-i-Imraan 3:772 shared roots

    إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ يَشْتَرُونَ بِعَهْدِ ٱللَّهِ وَأَيْمَٰنِهِمْ ثَمَنًا قَلِيلًا أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ لَا خَلَٰقَ لَهُمْ فِى ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ وَلَا يُكَلِّمُهُمُ ٱللَّهُ وَلَا يَنظُرُ إِلَيْهِمْ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ وَلَا يُزَكِّيهِمْ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ

    ث-م-نش-ر-ي

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 12:20?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 12:20 include Quran 37:98 (Surah As-Saaffaat), Quran 21:58 (Surah Al-Anbiyaa), Quran 9:76 (Surah At-Tawba), and Quran 18:42 (Surah Al-Kahf). For example, 37:98 reads: “And they intended for him a plan, but We made them the most debased.” These are ranked by comparing translations of every verse in the Qurʾān, so they are a measure of similar wording and theme — not a tafsīr ruling.

What does Quran 12:20 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 12:20 (Surah Yusuf, Joseph) reads: “And they sold him for a reduced price - a few dirhams - and they were, concerning him, of those content with little.”

Which surah is verse 12:20 in?

Quran 12:20 is āyah 20 of Surah Yusuf (Joseph), chapter 12 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 111 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 12:20?

Tartīl presents Quran 12:20 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.