Sam Gerrans - The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

And uphold the weight with equity, and cause not loss to the balance.)

وَاَق۪يمُوا الْوَزْنَ بِالْقِسْطِ وَلَا تُخْسِرُوا الْم۪يزَانَ
Waaqeemoo alwazna bilqisti walatukhsiroo almeezan
#wordmeaningroot
1wa-aqīmūAnd establishقوم
2l-waznathe weightوزن
3bil-qis'ṭiin justiceقسط
4walāand (do) not
5tukh'sirūmake deficientخسر
6l-mīzānathe balanceوزن
  • Aisha Bewley

    Give just weight – do not skimp in the balance.

  • Progressive Muslims

    And observe the weight with equity, and do not fall short in the balance.

  • Shabbir Ahmed

    Therefore, establish Balance in the society in absolute justice. And never belittle the Scale of Justice in the community and in all your transactions with your own 'Self' and with others.

  • Sam Gerrans The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

    And uphold the weight with equity, and cause not loss to the balance.)

  • The Monotheist Group The Quran: A Monotheist Translation

    And observe the weight with equity, and do not fall short in the balance.

  • Edip-Layth Quran: A Reformist Translation

    Observe the weight with equity, and do not fall short in the balance.

  • Rashad Khalifa The Final Testament

    You shall establish justice; do not violate the law.

  • Mohamed Ahmed - Samira

    And observe correct measure, weigh with justice, and not cheat the balance.

  • Sahih International (Umm Muhammad, Mary Kennedy, Amatullah Bantley)

    And establish weight in justice and do not make deficient the balance.

  • Muhammad Asad

    weigh, therefore, with equity, and cut not the measure short!

  • Marmaduke Pickthall

    But observe the measure strictly, nor fall short thereof.

  • Abul A'la Maududi Tafhim commentary

    but weigh things equitably and skimp not in the balance.

  • Abdel Khalek Himmat Al- Muntakhab

    But counterpoise and hold in equipoise all matters, concerns and affairs and that which exists individually, in fact or in idea, and that which is or may be in anyway an object of perception, knowledge, or thought, and do not de induced to act dishonestly with the balance, thus remains everything in the course and order wherein it was set at the creation.

  • Bijan Moeinian

    Stick to the balance in your daily transactions and respect the right of the others.

  • Al-Hilali & Khan

    And observe the weight with equity and do not make the balance deficient.

  • Abdullah Yusuf Ali

    So establish weight with justice and fall not short in the balance.

  • Mustafa Khattab The Clear Quran

    Weigh with justice, and do not give short measure.

  • Taqi Usmani

    Observe the correct weight with fairness, and do not make weighing deficient.

  • Abdul Haleem

    weigh with justice and do not fall short in the balance.

  • Arthur John Arberry

    and weigh with justice, and skimp not in the Balance. )

  • E. Henry Palmer

    But weigh ye aright, and stint not the balance.

  • Hamid S. Aziz

    But keep the measure strictly (with justice or equity) nor fall short of it (or be deficient in measuring).

  • Mahmoud Ghali

    And keep up the weight with equity, and do not cause loss in the Balance.

  • George Sale

    Wherefore observe a just weight; and diminish not the balance.

  • Syed Vickar Ahamed

    So establish (accurate) weight with justice and do not fall short in the balance.

  • Amatul Rahman Omar

    Hold balance with justice (giving every one his due avoiding extremes). Do not disturb the (law of) harmony in the least.

  • Ali Quli Qarai

    Maintain the weights with justice, and do not shorten the balance!’