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Quran 21:17

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

لَوْ أَرَدْنَآ أَن نَّتَّخِذَ لَهْوًا لَّٱتَّخَذْنَـٰهُ مِن لَّدُنَّآ إِن كُنَّا فَـٰعِلِينَ

Translations of Quran 21:17
EnglishTalal Itani

If We wanted amusement, We could have found it within Us, were We to do so.

EnglishPickthall, 1930

If We had wished to find a pastime, We could have found it in Our presence - if We ever did.

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Eğer bir eğlence ittihaz etmiş olsa idik onu kendi ledünnümüzden ittihaz ederdik, yapacak olsa idik öyle yapardık

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Si nous avions voulu nous divertir, nous aurions trouvé des jouets chez nous, si nous avions voulu le faire absolument.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

Indien het ons behaagd had, ons te vermaken, zouden wij het gedaan hebben met hetgeen ons past, zoo wij hadden besloten dit te doen.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Se avessimo voluto divertirci, avremmo trovato dei giuochi fra noi, se avessimo voluto farlo assolutamente.

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