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Ar-Rahman 9

Ayah 9 of 78 · Medinan

وَأَقِيمُواْ ٱلۡوَزۡنَ بِٱلۡقِسۡطِ وَلَا تُخۡسِرُواْ ٱلۡمِيزَانَ ٩

And establish weight in justice and do not make deficient the balance.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. وَأَقِيمُواْAnd establishwa-aqīmū
  2. ٱلۡوَزۡنَthe weightl-wazna
  3. بِٱلۡقِسۡطِin justicebil-qis'ṭi
  4. وَلَاand (do) notwalā
  5. تُخۡسِرُواْmake deficienttukh'sirū
  6. ٱلۡمِيزَانَthe balancel-mīzāna

Tafsir

Maintain the weighing justly between yourselves and do not give short weight or measure when you measure or weigh for others.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran