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Muhammad Asad   
“[Always] give full measure, and be not among those who [unjustly] cause loss [to others]
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
Give full measure, and cause no loss ˹to others˺.
Safi Kaskas   
Give full measure, and do not cheat.

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Arabic   
۞ أَوۡفُوا۟ ٱلۡكَیۡلَ وَلَا تَكُونُوا۟ مِنَ ٱلۡمُخۡسِرِینَ ۝١٨١
Transliteration (2021)   
awfū l-kayla walā takūnū mina l-mukh'sirīn
Word for Word
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Give full measure and (do) not be of those who cause loss.

Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad   
“[Always] give full measure, and be not among those who [unjustly] cause loss [to others]
M. M. Pickthall   
Give full measure, and be not of those who give less (than the due)
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)   
"Give just measure, and cause no loss (to others by fraud)
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
Give full measure, and cause no loss ˹to others˺.
Safi Kaskas   
Give full measure, and do not cheat.
Wahiduddin Khan   
Give full measure, and cause no loss to others
Shakir   
Give a full measure and be not of those who diminish
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar   
Live up to the full measure and be not of the ones who cause loss to others by fraud.
T.B.Irving   
"Give full measure and do not cause [people] any losses.
Abdul Hye   
Give full measure, and don’t be among those who cause loss (to others by fraud).
The Study Quran   
Give full measure, and be not among those who fall short
Talal Itani & AI (2024)   
Give full measure and don’t shortchange.
Talal Itani (2012)   
Give full measure, and do not cheat
Dr. Kamal Omar   
Complete the measure or weight and be not of those who give less
M. Farook Malik   
Give full measure and be not of those who cause losses to others by fraud
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali   
Fill up the measure, and do not be of them who make others losers
Muhammad Sarwar   
"Maintain just measure in your business and do not cause loss to others
Muhammad Taqi Usmani   
Give full measure, and do not be among those who bring loss to others
Shabbir Ahmed   
Always give full measure, and do not cause loss to people
Dr. Munir Munshey   
"Fill the measure to its capacity. Do not inflict a loss (by supplying reduced amount)."
Syed Vickar Ahamed   
"Give proper measure (to others) and do not make loss (for others by cheating)
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)   
Give full measure and do not be of those who cause loss
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)   
"Give full measure and do not be of those who cause losses."
Abdel Haleem   
Give full measure: do not sell others short
Abdul Majid Daryabadi   
Give full measure, and be not of those who cause others to lose
Ahmed Ali   
Give full measure and do not cheat
Aisha Bewley   
Give full measure. Do not skimp.
Ali Ünal   
"Give full measure (in all your dealings) and be not one of those who (by cheating and giving less) cause loss to others
Ali Quli Qara'i   
Observe fully the measure, and do not be of those who give short measure
Hamid S. Aziz   
"Give full measure, and be not of those who diminish (give less than due)
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad   
Give the full measure, and do not be of those who give less (than due),
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)   
“Give just measure, and cause no loss to others by fraud
Musharraf Hussain   
Be honest in your measures, and don’t be cheats.
Maududi   
Fill up the measure and do not diminish the goods of people
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)   
"Give full measure and do not be of those who cause losses.
Mohammad Shafi   
"Give full measure, and be not among those who cause loss to others."

Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)   
Fulfil the measure and be not of those who give less.
Rashad Khalifa   
"You shall give full measure when you trade; do not cheat.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah   
Fill up the measure, do not be among the cheats
Maulana Muhammad Ali   
Give full measure and be not of those who diminish
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira   
Fulfill/complete the measurement/weight, and do not be from the reducers/decreasers (cheaters)
Bijan Moeinian   
“Give full measure when you trade; do not cheat.”
Faridul Haque   
“Measure in full, and do not be of those who reduce.”
Sher Ali   
Give full measure, and be not of those who give less
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri   
Always fill up full measure and do not become injurious (to the rights of the people)
Amatul Rahman Omar   
`Give full measure and be not of those who give short
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali   
"Give full measure, and cause no loss (to others)

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works
Arthur John Arberry   
Fill up the measure, and be not cheaters
George Sale   
Give just measure, and be not defrauders
Edward Henry Palmer   
Give good measure, and be not of those who diminish
John Medows Rodwell   
Fill the measure, and be not of those who minish
N J Dawood (2014)   
Give just measure and defraud none

New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame   
Fulfill the measure and be not of those who are the cheaters.
Munir Mezyed   
Give full measure. Don’t be of those who minify.
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher   
Give full measure and do not reduce it.
Linda “iLHam” Barto   
“Give honest measurements, and cause no loss [by faulty scales].
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation   
Give full measure and do not be of the cheaters,
Irving & Mohamed Hegab   
"Give full measure and do not cause [people] any losses.
Samy Mahdy   
Fulfill The volume scale measure, and do not be from the causing loss ones.
Sayyid Qutb   
Give full measure; and be not of those who give others less [than their due];
Ahmed Hulusi   
“Give full measure... Do not defraud people with the scale and cause loss to them!”
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli   
Fill up the measure, and be not of the cheaters
Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur‘an al-Karim   
"Dispense to the full", he said, "the quantity ascertained by measuring if you happen to give or sell by a standard measure and be not of those who serve their purpose and accomplish it by means of fraud, dishonesty and deception"
Mir Aneesuddin   
Give back full measure and do not be of those who cause loss.

Obsolete and/or older editions
Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)   
"Give just measure, and cause no loss (to others by fraud)
OLD Literal Word for Word   
Give full measure and (do) not be of those who cause loss
OLD Transliteration   
Awfoo alkayla wala takoonoo mina almukhsireena