Quran 83:3 — Al-Mutaffifin, verse 3
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
but give less than they should when it is they who weigh or measure for others!
وَإِذَا كَالُوهُمْ أَوْ وَزَنُوهُمْ يُخْسِرُونَ
wa-idhā kālūhum aw wazanūhum yukh'sirūna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- but, when they measure for them or weigh for them, do skimp.
- Muhammad Asad
- but when they have to measure or weigh whatever they owe to others, give less than what is due!
- Sahih International
- But if they give by measure or by weight to them, they cause loss.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَإِذَاwa-idhā | But when | — |
| 2 | كَالُوهُمْkālūhum | they give by measure (to) them | كيل |
| 3 | أَوaw | or | — |
| 4 | وَّزَنُوهُمْwazanūhum | they weigh (for) them | وزن |
| 5 | يُخْسِرُونَyukh'sirūna | they give less | خسر |