Surah Al-Mutaffifin · Ayah 3·Makkī

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وَإِذَا أَو ﴿٣﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

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

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Tafsīr

No commentary indexed for this ayah yet.

Verse DNA · this āyah at a glance

Vocabulary and recitation are counted from the morphology and the Uthmani marks; commentary reports whether an authored tafsīr entry reaches this āyah. A structural read, not a judgement — a denser strip is not a weightier verse.

Vocabulary · 3 roots in 3 of 5 words

Recitation · 8 points across 3 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī5
  • Iẓhār shafawī2
  • Heavy rāʾ1

Commentary

No tafsīr entry reaches this āyah yet — the interpretive layer covers a pilot, not the whole Book.

Shape

5 words · 24 letters · āyah 3 of 36

once in the Qurʾān2–10×11–50×51–300×300+×

Similar verses by meaning

Ranked by semantic similarity over translation embeddings — a model’s proxy for meaning, not a claim about it, and not tafsīr. Verses may be kin in theme while differing entirely in wording.

  • Quran 17:35 · Al-Israarelated

    وَأَوْفُوا۟ ٱلْكَيْلَ إِذَا كِلْتُمْ وَزِنُوا۟ بِٱلْقِسْطَاسِ ٱلْمُسْتَقِيمِ ذَٰلِكَ خَيْرٌ وَأَحْسَنُ تَأْوِيلًا

    And give full measure when you measure, and weigh with an even balance. That is the best [way] and best in result.

  • Quran 36:72 · Yaseenrelated

    وَذَلَّلْنَٰهَا لَهُمْ فَمِنْهَا رَكُوبُهُمْ وَمِنْهَا يَأْكُلُونَ

    And We have tamed them for them, so some of them they ride, and some of them they eat.

  • Quran 22:20 · Al-Hajjrelated

    يُصْهَرُ بِهِۦ مَا فِى بُطُونِهِمْ وَٱلْجُلُودُ

    By which is melted that within their bellies and [their] skins.

  • Quran 7:9 · Al-A'raafrelated

    وَمَنْ خَفَّتْ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ فَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ ٱلَّذِينَ خَسِرُوٓا۟ أَنفُسَهُم بِمَا كَانُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا يَظْلِمُونَ

    And those whose scales are light - they are the ones who will lose themselves for what injustice they were doing toward Our verses.

  • Quran 40:80 · Al-Ghaafirrelated

    وَلَكُمْ فِيهَا مَنَٰفِعُ وَلِتَبْلُغُوا۟ عَلَيْهَا حَاجَةً فِى صُدُورِكُمْ وَعَلَيْهَا وَعَلَى ٱلْفُلْكِ تُحْمَلُونَ

    And for you therein are [other] benefits and that you may realize upon them a need which is in your breasts; and upon them and upon ships you are carried.

  • Quran 23:102 · Al-Muminoonrelated

    فَمَن ثَقُلَتْ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ فَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْمُفْلِحُونَ

    And those whose scales are heavy [with good deeds] - it is they who are the successful.

Verses built from the same roots

Ranked by shared vocabulary (idf-cosine over each verse’s root-set). Shared words are a fact about form — they do not by themselves mean two verses are about the same thing.

  • Ash-Shu'araa 26:1812 shared roots

    أَوْفُوا۟ ٱلْكَيْلَ وَلَا تَكُونُوا۟ مِنَ ٱلْمُخْسِرِينَ

    ك-ي-لخ-س-ر

  • Ar-Rahmaan 55:92 shared roots

    وَأَقِيمُوا۟ ٱلْوَزْنَ بِٱلْقِسْطِ وَلَا تُخْسِرُوا۟ ٱلْمِيزَانَ

    و-ز-نخ-س-ر

  • Al-A'raaf 7:92 shared roots

    وَمَنْ خَفَّتْ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ فَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ ٱلَّذِينَ خَسِرُوٓا۟ أَنفُسَهُم بِمَا كَانُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا يَظْلِمُونَ

    و-ز-نخ-س-ر

  • Al-Muminoon 23:1032 shared roots

    وَمَنْ خَفَّتْ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ فَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ ٱلَّذِينَ خَسِرُوٓا۟ أَنفُسَهُمْ فِى جَهَنَّمَ خَٰلِدُونَ

    و-ز-نخ-س-ر

  • Al-Israa 17:352 shared roots

    وَأَوْفُوا۟ ٱلْكَيْلَ إِذَا كِلْتُمْ وَزِنُوا۟ بِٱلْقِسْطَاسِ ٱلْمُسْتَقِيمِ ذَٰلِكَ خَيْرٌ وَأَحْسَنُ تَأْوِيلًا

    ك-ي-لو-ز-ن

  • Hud 11:852 shared roots

    وَيَٰقَوْمِ أَوْفُوا۟ ٱلْمِكْيَالَ وَٱلْمِيزَانَ بِٱلْقِسْطِ وَلَا تَبْخَسُوا۟ ٱلنَّاسَ أَشْيَآءَهُمْ وَلَا تَعْثَوْا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ مُفْسِدِينَ

    ك-ي-لو-ز-ن

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 83:3?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 83:3 include Quran 17:35 (Surah Al-Israa), Quran 36:72 (Surah Yaseen), Quran 22:20 (Surah Al-Hajj), and Quran 7:9 (Surah Al-A'raaf). For example, 17:35 reads: “And give full measure when you measure, and weigh with an even balance. That is the best [way] and best in result.” These are ranked by comparing translations of every verse in the Qurʾān, so they are a measure of similar wording and theme — not a tafsīr ruling.

What does Quran 83:3 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 83:3 (Surah Al-Mutaffifin, Defrauding) reads: “But if they give by measure or by weight to them, they cause loss.”

Which surah is verse 83:3 in?

Quran 83:3 is āyah 3 of Surah Al-Mutaffifin (Defrauding), chapter 83 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 36 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 83:3?

Tartīl presents Quran 83:3 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.