Surah Ash-Shu'ara 26:181 — translation and meaning

الشعراء · Verse 181 / 227 · Page 374

أَوْفُوا الْكَيْلَ وَلَا تَكُونُوا مِنَ الْمُخْسِرِينَ

Word by Word

أَوْفُوا
awfu
Give full
الْكَيْلَ
al-kayla
measure
وَلَا
wala
and (do) not
تَكُونُوا
takunu
be
مِنَ
mina
of
الْمُخْسِرِينَ
al-mukh'sirina
those who cause loss

Transliteration

Awful kaila wa laa takoonoo minal mukhsireen

Translation

Give full measure and do not be of those who cause loss.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

“When you sell to the people, measure for them properly. Do not be people who reduce measure when selling to people.”

Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.

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