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Quran 21:16

Surah Al-Anbiya (The Prophets), verse 16 of 112 · Juz 17

وَمَا خَلَقْنَا ٱلسَّمَآءَ وَٱلْأَرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا لَـٰعِبِينَ

Translations of Quran 21:16
EnglishTalal Itani

We did not create the sky and the earth and what is between them for amusement.

EnglishPickthall, 1930

We created not the heaven and the earth and all that is between them in play.

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Biz o Göğü ve Yeri oyunculuk etmek üzere yaratmadık

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Nous n’avons pas créé le ciel, la terre, et tout ce qui est entre eux, pour nous divertir.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

Wij schiepen, de hemelen en de aarde en al wat daartusschen is, niet tot onze uitspanning.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Non abbiamo creato il cielo e la terra, e tutto ciò ch’è fra loro per divertirci.

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