Quran 17:35 — Al-Israa, verse 35
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
Give full measure when you measure, and weigh with accurate scales: that is better and fairer in the end.
وَأَوْفُوا الْكَيْلَ إِذَا كِلْتُمْ وَزِنُوا بِالْقِسْطَاسِ الْمُسْتَقِيمِ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ خَيْرٌ وَأَحْسَنُ تَأْوِيلًا
wa-awfū l-kayla idhā kil'tum wazinū bil-qis'ṭāsi l-mus'taqīmi dhālika khayrun wa-aḥsanu tawīlan
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- And fill up the measure when you measure, and weigh with the straight balance; that is better and fairer in the issue.
- Muhammad Asad
- And give full measure whenever you measure, and weigh with a balance that is true: this will be [for your own] good, and best in the end.
- Sahih International
- And give full measure when you measure, and weigh with an even [i.e., honest] balance. That is the best [way] and best in result.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَأَوْفُوا۟wa-awfū | And give full | وفي |
| 2 | ٱلْكَيْلَl-kayla | [the] measure | كيل |
| 3 | إِذَاidhā | when | — |
| 4 | كِلْتُمْkil'tum | you measure | كيل |
| 5 | وَزِنُوا۟wazinū | and weigh | وزن |
| 6 | بِٱلْقِسْطَاسِbil-qis'ṭāsi | with the balance | قسطس |
| 7 | ٱلْمُسْتَقِيمِ ۚl-mus'taqīmi | the straight | قوم |
| 8 | ذَٰلِكَdhālika | That | — |
| 9 | خَيْرٌۭkhayrun | (is) good | خير |
| 10 | وَأَحْسَنُwa-aḥsanu | and best | حسن |
| 11 | تَأْوِيلًۭاtawīlan | (in) result | أول |