Quran 26:181 — Ash-Shu'araa, verse 181
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
Give full measure: do not sell others short.
أَوْفُوا الْكَيْلَ وَلَا تَكُونُوا مِنَ الْمُخْسِرِينَ
awfū l-kayla walā takūnū mina l-mukh'sirīna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Fill up the measure, and be not cheaters,
- Muhammad Asad
- “[Always] give full measure, and be not among those who [unjustly] cause loss [to others];
- Sahih International
- Give full measure and do not be of those who cause loss.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ۞ أَوْفُوا۟awfū | Give full | وفي |
| 2 | ٱلْكَيْلَl-kayla | measure | كيل |
| 3 | وَلَاwalā | and (do) not | — |
| 4 | تَكُونُوا۟takūnū | be | كون |
| 5 | مِنَmina | of | — |
| 6 | ٱلْمُخْسِرِينَl-mukh'sirīna | those who cause loss | خسر |