Medinan·Surah 55

الرحمن

Surah Ar-Rahman — Ayah 7

The Most Merciful

78 Ayahs·Verse 55:7
55:7

وَٱلسَّمَآءَ رَفَعَهَا وَوَضَعَ ٱلْمِيزَانَ

And the heaven He raised and imposed the balance

Context in Surah Ar-Rahman

Nearby ayahs help place verse 55:7 in sequence and meaning.

ٱلشَّمْسُ وَٱلْقَمَرُ بِحُسْبَانٍ

The sun and the moon [move] by precise calculation,

وَٱلنَّجْمُ وَٱلشَّجَرُ يَسْجُدَانِ

And the stars and trees prostrate.

أَلَّا تَطْغَوْا۟ فِى ٱلْمِيزَانِ

That you not transgress within the balance.

وَأَقِيمُوا۟ ٱلْوَزْنَ بِٱلْقِسْطِ وَلَا تُخْسِرُوا۟ ٱلْمِيزَانَ

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