سورة الرَّحمٰن
Surah Al-Rahmân 55:7
The Most Gracious · Verse 7 of 78
وَالسَّمَاءَ رَفَعَهَا وَوَضَعَ الْمِيزَانَ
Abdul Mannan Omar
And He raised the heaven high and set up the (law of) harmony and balance
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
And the Firmament has He raised high, and He has set up the Balance (of Justice),
Ahmed Ali
He raised the sky and set the Balance
12 more translations
Ali Unal
And the heaven – He has made it high (above the earth), and He has set up the balance.
Daryabadi
And the heaven! He hath elevated it, and He hath set the balance.
Faridul Haque
And Allah has raised the sky; and He has set the balance.
Maulana Muhammad Ali
And the heaven, He raised it high, and He set up the measure,
Maulvi Sher Ali
And the heaven HE has raised high and set up the measure,
Muhammad Asad
And the skies has He raised high, and has devised [for all things] a measure,
Muhammad Musin Khan
And the heaven He has raised high, and He has set up the Balance.
Muhammad Pickthall
And the sky He hath uplifted; and He hath set the measure,
Muhammad Sarwar
He raised the heavens and set up everything in balance,
Muhammed ali Shakir
And the heaven, He raised it high, and He made the balance
Rashad Khalifa
He constructed the sky and established the law.
Shabbir Ahmed
The sky (atmosphere) He has raised high, and He has kept perfect balance in the Universe.
Commentary 55:7-9 Al-Mîzânالْمِيزَانِ means balance and harmony. It is also used for a scale. The word is repeated three times. Al-Mîzânالْمِيزَانِ at its first…
On 55:7–9
وَالسَّمَاءَ رَفَعَهَا وَوَضَعَ الْمِيزَانَ﴿٧﴾ أَلَّا تَطْغَوْا فِي الْمِيزَانِ ﴿٨﴾وَأَقِيمُوا الْوَزْنَ بِالْقِسْطِ وَلَا تُخْسِرُوا الْمِيزَانَ
55:7-9 Al-Mîzânالْمِيزَانِ means balance and harmony. It is also used for a scale. The word is repeated three times. Al-Mîzânالْمِيزَانِ at its first occurrence refers to the delicate balance of forces needed to sustain the heavens. No doubt, we see a perfect harmony and balance in the celestial bodies and planets. Al-Mîzânexpresses a state of cosmic equilibrium and perfection. Equilibrium is associated with the instrument of the scale and with justice. Balance in the cosmos is cited first to refer to the balance of the laws of nature, the ecological and the social balance. Just as the violation of the cosmic balance will bring the cosmos into chaos and disharmony, so will the violation of environmental balance and social justice cause chaos and disharmony that will harm humanity. The verses aims to create an ecologically sustainable society rooted in environmental protection, social justice and democracy. Philosophical roots of environmentalism can be traced back to these verses. Râbia al-Basarî the great sage quoted that Allâh said, “O Children of Adam! I have created you for My delight, and I have brought forth the creation for your pleasure. Therefore do not corrupt what I have created for Myself with what I have created for you”.