Surah Ar-Rahman, Ayah 9 (55:9)

ٱلرَّحْمَٰن

وَأَقِيمُوا۟ ٱلْوَزْنَ بِٱلْقِسْطِ وَلَا تُخْسِرُوا۟ ٱلْمِيزَانَ

Quran 55:9 is ayah 9 of Surah Ar-Rahman (“The Beneficent”), a Medinan surah of 78 ayahs. It is in Juz 27, on page 531 of the Madani Mushaf.

55:9
وَأَقِيمُوا۟ٱلْوَزْنَبِٱلْقِسْطِوَلَاتُخْسِرُوا۟ٱلْمِيزَانَ٩
wa-aqīmū l-wazna bil-qis'ṭi walā tukh'sirū l-mīzāna

And establish weight in justice and do not make deficient the balance.(9)

Word by word

  1. وَأَقِيمُوا۟wa-aqīmūAnd establish
  2. ٱلْوَزْنَl-waznathe weight
  3. بِٱلْقِسْطِbil-qis'ṭiin justice
  4. وَلَاwalāand (do) not
  5. تُخْسِرُوا۟tukh'sirūmake deficient
  6. ٱلْمِيزَانَl-mīzānathe balance

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