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Ash-Shu'ara 181

Ayah 181 of 227 · Meccan

۞ أَوۡفُواْ ٱلۡكَيۡلَ وَلَا تَكُونُواْ مِنَ ٱلۡمُخۡسِرِينَ ١٨١

Give full measure and do not be of those who cause loss.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. ۞ أَوۡفُواْGive fullawfū
  2. ٱلۡكَيۡلَmeasurel-kayla
  3. وَلَاand (do) notwalā
  4. تَكُونُواْbetakūnū
  5. مِنَofmina
  6. ٱلۡمُخۡسِرِينَthose who cause lossl-mukh'sirīna

Tafsir

“When you sell to the people, measure for them properly. Do not be people who reduce measure when selling to people.”

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran