Surah 11 Hud — Ayah 85
وَيَٰقَوْمِ أَوْفُوا۟ ٱلْمِكْيَالَ وَٱلْمِيزَانَ بِٱلْقِسْطِ ۖ وَلَا تَبْخَسُوا۟ ٱلنَّاسَ أَشْيَآءَهُمْ وَلَا تَعْثَوْا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ مُفْسِدِينَ
ХIай къам! Кхочушъе юстар а‚ озар а нийсонца‚ ма эшае нахана шайн хIуманаш‚ ма лелалаш лаьттахула боьханиг даржадеш.
wayāqawmi awfū l-mik'yāla wal-mīzāna bil-qis'ṭi walā tabkhasū l-nāsa ashyāahum walā taʿthaw fī l-arḍi muf'sidīna
Word by word
- وَيَـٰقَوْمِ wayāqawmi And O my people
- أَوْفُوا۟ awfū Give full
- ٱلْمِكْيَالَ l-mik'yāla measure
- وَٱلْمِيزَانَ wal-mīzāna and weight
- بِٱلْقِسْطِ ۖ bil-qis'ṭi in justice
- وَلَا walā and (do) not
- تَبْخَسُوا۟ tabkhasū deprive
- ٱلنَّاسَ l-nāsa the people
- أَشْيَآءَهُمْ ashyāahum (of) their things
- وَلَا walā and (do) not
- تَعْثَوْا۟ taʿthaw act wickedly
- فِى fī in
- ٱلْأَرْضِ l-arḍi the earth
- مُفْسِدِينَ muf'sidīna spreading corruption
Tafsir · Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
First, he (Shu`ayb) prohibited them from cheating in business by decreasing the weights whenever they gave (products) to people.
He commanded them to give just measure and weight whether they were giving or receiving (in transactions). He also forbade them from causing mischief and corruption in the land. This was due to their practice of highway robbery along the roads. Abu Ja`far bin Jarir said,
(That which is left by Allah (after giving the rights of the people) is better for you,) "This means what you gain from your successful business dealings in which you have given just measure, is better for you than wrongfully taking the wealth of the people." Ibn Jarir said that this statement has been reported from Ibn `Abbas and I say it is similar to Allah's statement,
(Say: "Not equal are Khabith (all that is evil) and Tayyib (all that is good), even though the abundance of Khabith may please you.")5:100 Allah then says,
(And I am not a guardian over you.) This means a watcher over you people. In other words, "Do this for Allah and not to be seen by the people."