Al-Anbiyaa 21:16
The Prophets · ayah 16 of 112
وَمَا خَلَقْنَا ٱلسَّمَآءَ وَٱلْأَرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا لَٰعِبِينَ
Wama khalaqna assamaawal-arda wama baynahuma laAAibeen
"And We did not create the heaven and earth and that between them in play."
Saheeh International translation
Recitation by Mishary Alafasy
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Other English translations
Abdel Haleem (Oxford)+
"We did not create the heavens and the earth and everything between them playfully."
Pickthall (classic)+
"We created not the heaven and the earth and all that is between them in play."
Yusuf Ali (classic)+
"Not for (idle) sport did We create the heavens and the earth and all that is between!"