وَمَا خَلَقْنَا ٱلسَّمَآءَ وَٱلْأَرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا لَـٰعِبِينَ
- EnglishSaheeh International
- And We did not create the heaven and earth and that between them in play.
- TamilJan Trust Foundation
- மேலும், வானையும், பூமியையும் அவற்றுக்கு இடையே இருப்பவற்றையும் விளையாட்டுக்கான நிலையில் நாம் படைக்கவில்லை.
- SinhalaRuwwad Center
- තවද අහස් හා මහපොළොව ද ඒ දෙක අතර ඇති දෑ ද හාස්යයක් ලෙස අපි නො මැව්වෙමු.
- UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
- ہم نے آسمان وزمین اور ان کے درمیان کی چیزوں کو کھیلتے ہوئے نہیں بنایا.
- JapaneseRyoichi Mita
- われは天と地，またその間にあるものを，戯れに創ったのではない。
- ChineseMa Jian
- 我未曾以游戏的态度创造天地万物；
Tafsir of 21:16
Creation was made with Justice and Wisdom Allah tells us that He created the heavens and the earth in truth, i.e. with justice. لِيَجْزِىَ الَّذِينَ أَسَاءُواْ بِمَا عَمِلُواْ وَيِجْزِى الَّذِينَ أَحْسَنُواْ بِالْحُسْنَى (that He may requite those who do evil with that which they have done, and reward those who do good, with what is best.) 53:31. He did not create all that in vain or for (mere) play: وَمَا خَلَقْنَا السَّمَآءَ وَالاٌّرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا بَطِلاً ذَلِكَ ظَنُّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ فَوَيْلٌ لِّلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ مِنَ النَّارِ (And We created not the heaven and the earth and all that is between them without purpose! That is the consideration of those who disbelieve! Then woe to those who disbelieve from the Fire!) 38:27 لَوْ أَرَدْنَآ أَن نَّتَّخِذَ لَهْواً لاَّتَّخَذْنَهُ مِن لَّدُنَّآ إِن كُنَّا فَعِلِينَ (Had We intended to take a pastime, We could surely have taken it from Us, if We were going to do (that).) Ibn Abi Najih said, narrating from Mujahid: لَوْ أَرَدْنَآ أَن نَّتَّخِذَ لَهْواً لاَّتَّخَذْنَهُ مِن لَّدُنَّآ (Had We intended to take a pastime, We could surely have taken it from Us,) "Meaning, `From Ourself,' He is saying, `We would not have created Parad…
Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
