Surah Al-Mutaffifin — Verse 3

The Defrauding · 83:3 · 3/36

وَإِذَا كَالُوهُمْ أَو وَّزَنُوهُمْ يُخْسِرُونَ

Wa-itha kaloohum aw wazanoohumyukhsiroon

Verse recitation

Translations of this verse 11

Saheeh International

But if they give by measure or by weight to them, they cause loss.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

but give less than they should when it is they who weigh or measure for others!

Marmaduke Pickthall

But if they measure unto them or weight for them, they cause them loss.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

But when they have to give by measure or weight to men, give less than due.

Mufti Taqi Usmani

and when they measure or weigh something to give it to them, give less than due.

Al-Hilali & Khan

And when they have to give by measure or weight to (other) men, give less than due.

Abul A'la Maududi (Tafhim)

but who, when they measure or weigh for others, give less than their due.

Muhammad Asad — The Message of the Qur’an

but when they have to measure or weigh whatever they owe to others, give less than what is due!