The Quran

سورة الدّخان

Surah Al-Dukhân 44:38

The Draught · Verse 38 of 59

وَمَا خَلَقْنَا السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا لَاعِبِينَ

Abdul Mannan Omar

And we did not create the heavens and the earth and all that lies between them just because We were doers of some purposeless work.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

We created not the heavens, the earth, and all between them, merely in (idle) sport:

Ahmed Ali

We have not created the heavens and the earth and all that lies between them, out of play.

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Ali Unal

We have not created the heavens and the earth and all that is between them in play and fun.

Daryabadi

And We created not the heavens and the earth and all that is in-between the twain sporting.

Faridul Haque

And We did not create the heavens and the earth, and all that is between them, just for play.

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And We did not create the heavens and the earth and that which is between them in sport.

Maulvi Sher Ali

And WE created not the heavens and the earth and all that is between them in sport.

Muhammad Asad

For [thus it is:] We have not created the heavens and the earth and all that is between them in mere idle play

Muhammad Musin Khan

And We created not the heavens and the earth, and all that is between them, for mere play,

Muhammad Pickthall

And We created not the heavens and the earth, and all that is between them, in play.

Muhammad Sarwar

We have not created the heavens and the earth and all that is between them for Our own amusement.

Muhammed ali Shakir

And We did not create the heavens and the earth and what is between them in sport.

Rashad Khalifa

We did not create the heavens and the earth, and everything between them, just to play.

Shabbir Ahmed

For, We have not created the heavens and the earth and all that is between them in idle sport.