Surah Al-Isra, Ayah 35 (17:35)

ٱلْإِسْرَاء

وَأَوْفُوا۟ ٱلْكَيْلَ إِذَا كِلْتُمْ وَزِنُوا۟ بِٱلْقِسْطَاسِ ٱلْمُسْتَقِيمِ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ خَيْرٌ وَأَحْسَنُ …

Quran 17:35 is ayah 35 of Surah Al-Isra (“The Night Journey”), a Meccan surah of 111 ayahs. It is in Juz 15, on page 285 of the Madani Mushaf.

17:35
وَأَوْفُوا۟ٱلْكَيْلَإِذَاكِلْتُمْوَزِنُوا۟بِٱلْقِسْطَاسِٱلْمُسْتَقِيمِ ۚذَٰلِكَخَيْرٌوَأَحْسَنُتَأْوِيلًا٣٥
wa-awfū l-kayla idhā kil'tum wazinū bil-qis'ṭāsi l-mus'taqīmi dhālika khayrun wa-aḥsanu tawīlan

And give full measure when you measure, and weigh with an even [i.e., honest] balance. That is the best [way] and best in result.(35)

Word by word

  1. وَأَوْفُوا۟wa-awfūAnd give full
  2. ٱلْكَيْلَl-kayla[the] measure
  3. إِذَاidhāwhen
  4. كِلْتُمْkil'tumyou measure
  5. وَزِنُوا۟wazinūand weigh
  6. بِٱلْقِسْطَاسِbil-qis'ṭāsiwith the balance
  7. ٱلْمُسْتَقِيمِ ۚl-mus'taqīmithe straight
  8. ذَٰلِكَdhālikaThat
  9. خَيْرٌkhayrun(is) good
  10. وَأَحْسَنُwa-aḥsanuand best
  11. تَأْوِيلًاtawīlan(in) result

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