Surah Al-Isra 17:35 — translation and meaning
الإسراء · Verse 35 / 111 · Page 285
ۚ وَأَوْفُوا الْكَيْلَ إِذَا كِلْتُمْ وَزِنُوا بِالْقِسْطَاسِ الْمُسْتَقِيمِ ذَلِكَ خَيْرٌ وَأَحْسَنُ تَأْوِيلًا
Word by Word
ۚ
وَأَوْفُوا
wa-awfu
And give full
الْكَيْلَ
al-kayla
[the] measure
إِذَا
idha
when
كِلْتُمْ
kil'tum
you measure
وَزِنُوا
wazinu
and weigh
بِالْقِسْطَاسِ
bil-qis'tasi
with the balance
الْمُسْتَقِيمِ
al-mus'taqimi
the straight
ذَلِكَ
dhalika
That
خَيْرٌ
khayrun
(is) good
وَأَحْسَنُ
wa-ahsanu
and best
تَأْوِيلًا
tawilan
(in) result
Transliteration
Wa awful kaila izaa kiltum wa zinoo bilqistaasil mustaqeem; zaalika khairunw wa ahsanu taaweelaa
Translation
And give full measure when you measure, and weigh with an even balance. That is the best [way] and best in result.
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
Give full measure when you measure for others and do not cheat them. Weigh with an accurate scale that does not diminish or undervalue anything. That giving of full weight and measure is better for you in this world and the Hearafter, than giving short measure or weight.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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