The Quran

سورة هُود

Surah Hûd 11:85

Hûd · Verse 85 of 123

وَيَا قَوْمِ أَوْفُوا الْمِكْيَالَ وَالْمِيزَانَ بِالْقِسْطِ ۖ وَلَا تَبْخَسُوا النَّاسَ أَشْيَاءَهُمْ وَلَا تَعْثَوْا فِي الْأَرْضِ مُفْسِدِينَ

Abdul Mannan Omar

`And my people! give true measure and full weight with equity and defraud not people of their possession and commit not inequity in the land as peace-breakers.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

And O my people! give just measure and weight, nor withhold from the people the things that are their due: commit not evil in the land with intent to do mischief.

Ahmed Ali

So, O my people, weigh and measure with justness, and do not withhold things due to men, and do not spread corruption in the land, despoiling it.

12 more translations

Ali Unal

"O my people! Give full measure and weight, with perfect equity, and do not wrong deprive people by depriving them of what is rightfully theirs, and do not go about acting wickedly in the land, causing disorder and corruption.

Daryabadi

And, O my people! give full measure and weight with equity, and defraud not the people of their things, and commit not mischief on the earth as corrupters.

Faridul Haque

"O my people! Measure and weigh in full with justice, and do not give the people their goods diminished, and do not roam about in the earth causing turmoil."

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And, O my people, give full measure and weight justly, and defraud not men of their things, and act not corruptly in the land, making mischief:

Maulvi Sher Ali

And O my people, give full measure and full weight with equity and defraud not people of their things and commit not iniquity in the land, causing disorder;

Muhammad Asad

Hence, O my people, [always] give full measure and weight, with equity, and do not deprive people of what is rightfully theirs, and do not act wickedly on earth by spreading corruption.

Muhammad Musin Khan

And O my people! Give full measure and weight in justice and reduce not the things that are due to the people, and do not commit mischief in the land, causing corruption.

Muhammad Pickthall

O my people! Give full measure and full weight in justice, and wrong not people in respect of their goods. And do not evil in the earth, causing corruption.

Muhammad Sarwar

My people, be just in your weighing and measuring. Do not defraud people or spread evil in the land.

Muhammed ali Shakir

And, O my people! give full measure and weight fairly, and defraud not men their things, and do not act corruptly in the land, making mischief:

Rashad Khalifa

O my people, you shall give full measure and full weight, equitably. Do not cheat the people out of their rights, and do not roam the earth corruptingly.

Shabbir Ahmed

"So, O My people! Always give full measure and weight with equity and do not deprive people of what is rightfully theirs. Do not spread corruption and disorder in the land.”