وَجَآءَتْ And there came wajāat a caravan sayyāratun and they sent fa-arsalū their water drawer wāridahum then he let down fa-adlā his bucket dalwahu He said qāla O good news yābush'rā This hādhā (is) a boy ghulāmun And they hid him wa-asarrūhu (as) a merchandise biḍāʿatan And Allah wal-lahu (is) All-Knower ʿalīmun of what bimā they do yaʿmalūna
Cuando pasó una caravana [cerca del pozo], enviaron a uno de ellos a buscar agua. Éste echó el cubo y al subirlo [vio a José y] exclamó:
وَشَرَوْهُ And they sold him washarawhu for a price bithamanin very low bakhsin dirhams darāhima few maʿdūdatin and they were wakānū about him fīhi of mina those keen to give up l-zāhidīna
[Mientras espiaban, sus hermanos vieron lo que ocurría y reclamaron que José era su esclavo.] Lo vendieron [a la caravana] por un precio insignificante, unas pocas monedas, para deshacerse de él.