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Quran Maqasid

Surah Hud, verse 85

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Without diacritics

ويا قوم اوفوا المكيال والميزان بالقسط ولا تبخسوا الناس اشياءهم ولا تعثوا في الارض مفسدين

"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.

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  • Verse 85 of 123
  • Juz 12
  • Page 231

Word by word

  1. وَيَـٰقَوْمِAnd O my peoplewayāqawmi
  2. أَوْفُوا۟Give fullawfū
  3. ٱلْمِكْيَالَmeasurel-mik'yāla
  4. وَٱلْمِيزَانَand weightwal-mīzāna
  5. بِٱلْقِسْطِ ۖin justicebil-qis'ṭi
  6. وَلَاand (do) notwalā
  7. تَبْخَسُوا۟deprivetabkhasū
  8. ٱلنَّاسَthe peoplel-nāsa
  9. أَشْيَآءَهُمْ(of) their thingsashyāahum
  10. وَلَاand (do) notwalā
  11. تَعْثَوْا۟act wickedlytaʿthaw
  12. فِىinfī
  13. ٱلْأَرْضِthe earthl-arḍi
  14. مُفْسِدِينَspreading corruptionmuf'sidīna

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