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Quran 46:3

Surah Al-Ahqaf (The Wind-Curved Sandhills), verse 3 of 35 · Juz 26

مَا خَلَقْنَا ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَآ إِلَّا بِٱلْحَقِّ وَأَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّى ۚ وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ عَمَّآ أُنذِرُوا۟ مُعْرِضُونَ

Translations of Quran 46:3
EnglishTalal Itani

We did not create the heavens and the earth and what lies between them except with reason, and for a finite period. But the blasphemers continue to ignore the warnings they receive.

EnglishPickthall, 1930

We created not the heavens and the earth and all that is between them save with truth, and for a term appointed. But those who disbelieve turn away from that whereof they are warned.

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Biz o Gökleri ve Yeri ancak hakk ile ve müsemmâ bir ecel ile yarattık, küfredenler ise inzar edildikleri şeylerden alındırmıyorlar

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Nous avons créé les cieux et la terre, et tout ce qui est dans l’intervalle qui les sépare, d’une création vraie, et pour un temps déterminé ; mais les infidèles s’éloignent des avertissements qu’on leur donne.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

Wij hebben de hemelen, de aarde, en alles wat daar tusschen is, niet anders geschapen dan in waarheid, en voor een bepaald tijdperk maar de ongeloovigen wenden zich af van de waarschuwing, welke hun is gegeven.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Noi abbiamo creato i cieli, e la terra, e tutto ciò che è nello spazio che li separa, con una creazione vera, e per un tempo determinato; ma gl’infedeli s’allontanano per non ascoltare gli avvertimenti.

Arabic: Tanzil Project. English: Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com. Other translations: public domain editions, listed in Sources.