Surah Ash-Shu'ara 26:183 — translation and meaning

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وَلَا تَبْخَسُوا النَّاسَ أَشْيَاءَهُمْ وَلَا تَعْثَوْا فِي الْأَرْضِ مُفْسِدِينَ

Word by Word

وَلَا
wala
And (do) not
تَبْخَسُوا
tabkhasu
deprive
النَّاسَ
al-nasa
people
أَشْيَاءَهُمْ
ashyaahum
(of) their things
وَلَا
wala
and (do) not
تَعْثَوْا
ta'thaw
commit evil
فِي
fi
in
الْأَرْضِ
al-ardi
the earth
مُفْسِدِينَ
muf'sidina
spreading corruption

Transliteration

Wa laa tabkhasun naasa ashyaaa 'ahum wa laa ta'saw fil ardi mufsideen

Translation

And do not deprive people of their due and do not commit abuse on earth, spreading corruption.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

“And do not violate the rights of people and cause excessive corruption on Earth by committing sins.”

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

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