55. Surah Ar-Rahman, Verse 9
وَاَق۪يمُوا الْوَزْنَ بِالْقِسْطِ وَلَا تُخْسِرُوا الْم۪يزَانَ
Waaqeemoo alwazna bilqisti walatukhsiroo almeezan
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
And uphold the weight with equity, and cause not loss to the balance.)
- The Monotheist Group
And observe the weight with equity, and do not fall short in the balance.
- Edip-Layth
Observe the weight with equity, and do not fall short in the balance.
- Aisha Bewley
Give just weight – do not skimp in the balance.
- Rashad Khalifa
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
And establish weight in justice and do not make deficient the balance.
- Muhammad Asad
weigh, therefore, [your deeds] with equity, and cut not the measure short!
- Marmaduke Pickthall
But observe the measure strictly, nor fall short thereof.
- Abdel Khalek Himmat
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
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!’