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Waw-Zay-Nun
to weigh/judge/measure.
Wazanuu
(prf. 3rd. p. m. pl.)
they weigh.
Wazinuu
(prt. m. pl.)
weigh.
Wazan
(v. n.)
weighing.
Waznan
(n. acc.)
weight.
Miizaan
(n.)
weight, balance, measure.
Mawaaziin
(pic. pac. m. sing.)
Evenly and equally, balanced, in due proportion.
wazana
vb. (1) perf. act.
83:3
وَإِذَا كَالُوهُمْ أَوْ وَزَنُوهُمْ يُخْسِرُونَ
Wa 'Idhā Kālūhum 'Aw Wazanūhum Yukhsirūna
And when they are the ones giving measure or weight, they give less than due.
impv.
17:35
وَأَوْفُوا الْكَيْلَ إِذَا كِلْتُمْ وَزِنُوا بِالْقِسْطَاسِ الْمُسْتَقِيمِ ذَلِكَ خَيْر ٌ وَأَحْسَنُ تَأْوِيلا ً
Wa 'Awfū Al-Kayla 'Idhā Kiltum Wa Zinū Bil-Qisţāsi Al-Mustaqīmi Dhālika Khayrun Wa 'Aĥsanu Ta'wīlāan
And give full measure when you deal, and weigh with a balance that is straight. That is good and better in the end.
26:182
وَزِنُوا بِالْقِسْطَاسِ الْمُسْتَقِيمِ
Wa Zinū Bil-Qisţāsi Al-Mustaqīmi
"And weigh with the balance that is straight."
n.vb.
7:8
وَالْوَزْنُ يَوْمَئِذ ٍ الْحَقُّ فَمَنْ ثَقُلَتْ مَوَازِينُه ُُ فَأُوْلَائِكَ هُمُ الْمُفْلِحُونَ
Wa Al-Waznu Yawma'idhin Al-Ĥaqqu Faman Thaqulat Mawāzīnuhu Fa'ūlā'ika Humu Al-Mufliĥūna
And the balance on that Day will be the truth. So, those whose weights are heavy on the balance, those are the successful ones.
18:105
أُولَئِكَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا بِآيَاتِ رَبِّهِمْ وَلِقَائِه ِِ فَحَبِطَتْ أَعْمَالُهُمْ فَلاَ نُقِيمُ لَهُمْ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ وَزْنا ً
'Ūla'ika Al-Ladhīna Kafarū Bi'āyāti Rabbihim Wa Liqā'ihi Faĥabiţat 'A`māluhum Falā Nuqīmu Lahum Yawma Al-Qiyāmati Waznāan
These are the ones who rejected the revelations of their Lord and His meeting. So their works were in vain, and We will not give them any value on the Day of Resurrection.
55:9
وَأَقِيمُوا الْوَزْنَ بِالْقِسْطِ وَلاَ تُخْسِرُوا الْمِيزَانَ
Wa 'Aqīmū Al-Wazna Bil-Qisţi Wa Lā Tukhsirū Al-Mīzāna
And observe the weight with equity, and do not fall short in the balance.
pcple. pass.
15:19
وَالأَرْضَ مَدَدْنَاهَا وَأَلْقَيْنَا فِيهَا رَوَاسِيَ وَأَنْبَتْنَا فِيهَا مِنْ كُلِّ شَيْء ٍ مَوْزُون ٍ
Wa Al-'ArĐa Madadnāhā Wa 'Alqaynā Fīhā Rawāsiya Wa 'Anbatnā Fīhā Min Kulli Shay'in Mawzūnin
And the land We have stretched, and placed stabilizers in it, and We have planted in it from everything in balance.
mizan
n.m vb.. (pl. mawazin)
6:152
وَلاَ تَقْرَبُوا مَالَ الْيَتِيمِ إِلاَّ بِالَّتِي هِيَ أَحْسَنُ حَتَّى يَبْلُغَ أَشُدَّه ُُ وَأَوْفُوا الْكَيْلَ وَالْمِيزَانَ بِالْقِسْطِ لاَ نُكَلِّفُ نَفْسا ً إِلاَّ وُسْعَهَا وَإِذَا قُلْتُمْ فَاعْدِلُوا وَلَوْ كَانَ ذَا قُرْبَى وَبِعَهْدِ اللَّهِ أَوْفُوا ذَلِكُمْ وَصَّاكُمْ بِه ِِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَذَكَّرُونَ
Wa Lā Taqrabū Māla Al-Yatīmi 'Illā Bi-Atī Hiya 'Aĥsanu Ĥattá Yablugha 'Ashuddahu Wa 'Awfū Al-Kayla Wa Al-Mīzāna Bil-Qisţi Lā Nukallifu Nafsāan 'Illā Wus`ahā Wa 'Idhā Qultum Fā`dilū Wa Law Kāna Dhā Qurbá Wa Bi`ahdi Allāhi 'Awfū Dhālikum Waşşākum Bihi La`allakum Tadhakkarūna
"And do not come near the money of the orphan, except for what is best, until he reaches his independence; and give honestly full measure and weight equitably. We do not burden a soul except with what it can bear, and if you speak then be just even if against a relative; and regarding the pledges made to God, you shall observe them. This He has enjoined you that you may remember."
7:8
وَالْوَزْنُ يَوْمَئِذ ٍ الْحَقُّ فَمَنْ ثَقُلَتْ مَوَازِينُه ُُ فَأُوْلَائِكَ هُمُ الْمُفْلِحُونَ
Wa Al-Waznu Yawma'idhin Al-Ĥaqqu Faman Thaqulat Mawāzīnuhu Fa'ūlā'ika Humu Al-Mufliĥūna
And the balance on that Day will be the truth. So, those whose weights are heavy on the balance, those are the successful ones.
7:9
وَمَنْ خَفَّتْ مَوَازِينُه ُُ فَأُوْلَائِكَ الَّذِينَ خَسِرُوا أَنفُسَهُمْ بِمَا كَانُوا بِآيَاتِنَا يَظْلِمُونَ
Wa Man Khaffat Mawāzīnuhu Fa'ūlā'ika Al-Ladhīna Khasirū 'Anfusahum Bimā Kānū Bi'āyātinā Yažlimūna
And whoever has light weights, then these are the ones who lost their souls for what they transgressed of Our revelations.
7:85
وَإِلَى مَدْيَنَ أَخَاهُمْ شُعَيْبا ً قَالَ يَاقَوْمِ اعْبُدُوا اللَّهَ مَا لَكُمْ مِنْ إِلَه ٍٍ غَيْرُه ُُ قَدْ جَاءَتْكُمْ بَيِّنَة ٌ مِنْ رَبِّكُمْ فَأَوْفُوا الْكَيْلَ وَالْمِيزَانَ وَلاَ تَبْخَسُوا النَّاسَ أَشْيَاءَهُمْ وَلاَ تُفْسِدُوا فِي الأَرْضِ بَعْدَ إِصْلاَحِهَا ذَلِكُمْ خَيْر ٌ لَكُمْ إِنْ كُنتُمْ مُؤْمِنِينَ
Wa 'Ilá Madyana 'Akhāhum Shu`aybāan Qāla Yā Qawmi A`budū Allāha Mā Lakum Min 'Ilahin Ghayruhu Qad Jā'atkum Bayyinatun Min Rabbikum Fa'awfū Al-Kayla Wa Al-Mīzāna Wa Lā Tabkhasū An-Nāsa 'Ashyā 'Ahum Wa Lā Tufsidū Fī Al-'ArĐi Ba`da 'Işlāĥihā Dhālikum Khayrun Lakum 'In Kuntum Mu'uminīna
And to Midyan, their brother Shu'ayb, he said: "My people, serve God, you have no god besides Him. Clarity has come to you from your Lord, so give full weight and measure, and do not hold back from the people what belongs to them, and do not make corruption on the earth after it has been set right. That is better for you if you believe."
11:84
وَإِلَى مَدْيَنَ أَخَاهُمْ شُعَيْبا ً قَالَ يَاقَوْمِ اعْبُدُوا اللَّهَ مَا لَكُمْ مِنْ إِلَه ٍٍ غَيْرُه ُُ وَلاَ تَنقُصُوا الْمِكْيَالَ وَالْمِيزَانَ إِنِّي أَرَاكُمْ بِخَيْر ٍ وَإِنِّي أَخَافُ عَلَيْكُمْ عَذَابَ يَوْم ٍ مُحِيط ٍ
Wa 'Ilá Madyana 'Akhāhum Shu`aybāan Qāla Yā Qawmi A`budū Allāha Mā Lakum Min 'Ilahin Ghayruhu Wa Lā Tanquşū Al-Mikyā La Wa Al-Mīzāna 'Innī 'Arākum Bikhayrin Wa 'Innī 'Akhāfu `Alaykum `Adhāba Yawmin Muĥīţin
And to Midyan was their brother Shu'ayb, he said: "My people, serve God, you have no god besides Him, and do not give short in the measure and the weight. I see you in prosperity, and I fear for you the retribution of a day that is surrounding."
11:85
وَيَا قَوْمِ أَوْفُوا الْمِكْيَالَ وَالْمِيزَانَ بِالْقِسْطِ وَلاَ تَبْخَسُوا النَّاسَ أَشْيَاءَهُمْ وَلاَ تَعْثَوْا فِي الأَرْضِ مُفْسِدِينَ
Wa Yā Qawmi 'Awfū Al-Mikyāla Wa Al-Mīzāna Bil-Qisţi Wa Lā Tabkhasū An-Nāsa 'Ashyā'ahum Wa Lā Ta`thaw Fī Al-'ArĐi Mufsidīna
"And my people, give full in the measure and the weight equitably, and do not hold back from the people what is theirs, and do not roam the land corrupting."
21:47
وَنَضَعُ الْمَوَازِينَ الْقِسْطَ لِيَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ فَلاَ تُظْلَمُ نَفْس ٌ شَيْئا ً وَإِنْ كَانَ مِثْقَالَ حَبَّة ٍ مِنْ خَرْدَلٍ أَتَيْنَا بِهَا وَكَفَى بِنَا حَاسِبِينَ
Wa NaĐa`u Al-Mawāzīna Al-Qisţa Liyawmi Al-Qiyāmati Falā Tužlamu Nafsun Shay'āan Wa 'In Kāna Mithqāla Ĥabbatin Min Khardalin 'Ataynā Bihā Wa Kafá Binā Ĥāsibīna
And We place the balances of justice for the Day of Resurrection, so that no soul will be wronged in the least. Even if it was the weight of a mustard seed, We will bring it. And We are enough as a Reckoner.
23:102
فَمَنْ ثَقُلَتْ مَوَازِينُه ُُ فَأُوْلَائِكَ هُمُ الْمُفْلِحُونَ
Faman Thaqulat Mawāzīnuhu Fa'ūlā'ika Humu Al-Mufliĥūna
So, those whose weights are heavy on the balance, those are the successful ones.
23:103
وَمَنْ خَفَّتْ مَوَازِينُه ُُ فَأُوْلَائِكَ الَّذِينَ خَسِرُوا أَنفُسَهُمْ فِي جَهَنَّمَ خَالِدُونَ
Wa Man Khaffat Mawāzīnuhu Fa'ūlā'ika Al-Ladhīna Khasirū 'Anfusahum Fī Jahannama Khālidūna
And those whose weights are light on the balance, those are the ones who lost their souls, in Hell they will abide.
42:17
اللَّهُ الَّذِي أَنْزَلَ الْكِتَابَ بِالْحَقِّ وَالْمِيزَانَ وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّ السَّاعَةَ قَرِيب ٌ
Allāhu Al-Ladhī 'Anzala Al-Kitāba Bil-Ĥaqqi Wa Al-Mīzāna Wa Mā Yudrīka La`alla As-Sā`ata Qarībun
God is the One who sent down the Book with the truth, and the balance. And for all that you know, the Hour may be very near.
55:7
وَالسَّمَاءَ رَفَعَهَا وَوَضَعَ الْمِيزَانَ
Wa As-Samā'a Rafa`ahā Wa WaĐa`a Al-Mīzāna
And He raised the heaven and He established the balance.
55:8
أَلاَّ تَطْغَوْا فِي الْمِيزَانِ
'Allā Taţghaw Fī Al-Mīzāni
Do not transgress in the balance.
55:9
وَأَقِيمُوا الْوَزْنَ بِالْقِسْطِ وَلاَ تُخْسِرُوا الْمِيزَانَ
Wa 'Aqīmū Al-Wazna Bil-Qisţi Wa Lā Tukhsirū Al-Mīzāna
And observe the weight with equity, and do not fall short in the balance.
57:25
لَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا رُسُلَنَا بِالْبَيِّنَاتِ وَأَنْزَلْنَا مَعَهُمُ الْكِتَابَ وَالْمِيزَانَ لِيَقُومَ النَّاسُ بِالْقِسْطِ وَأَنْزَلْنَا الْحَدِيدَ فِيه ِِ بَأْس ٌ شَدِيد ٌ وَمَنَافِعُ لِلنَّاسِ وَلِيَعْلَمَ اللَّهُ مَنْ يَنْصُرُه ُُ وَرُسُلَه ُُ بِالْغَيْبِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ قَوِيٌّ عَزِيز ٌ
Laqad 'Arsalnā Rusulanā Bil-Bayyināti Wa 'Anzalnā Ma`ahumu Al-Kitāba Wa Al-Mīzāna Liyaqūma An-Nāsu Bil-Qisţi Wa 'Anzalnā Al-Ĥadīda Fīhi Ba'sun Shadīdun Wa Manāfi`u Lilnnāsi Wa Liya`lama Allāhu Man Yanşuruhu Wa Rusulahu Bil-Ghaybi 'Inna Allāha Qawīyun `Azīzun
We have sent Our messengers with clear proofs, and We sent down with them the Book and the balance, so that the people may uphold justice. And We sent down the iron, wherein there is great strength, and many benefits for the people. So that God would distinguish those who would support Him and His messengers in the unseen.God is Powerful, Noble.
101:6
فَأَمَّا مَنْ ثَقُلَتْ مَوَازِينُهُ
Fa'ammā Man Thaqulat Mawāzīnuhu
As for him whose weights are heavy.
101:8
وَأَمَّا مَنْ خَفَّتْ مَوَازِينُهُ
Wa 'Ammā Man Khaffat Mawāzīnuhu
As for him whose weights are light.
Hans Wehr
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