Surah Al-Anbiya 21:16 — translation and meaning
الأنبياء · Verse 16 / 112 · Page 323
وَمَا خَلَقْنَا السَّمَاءَ وَالْأَرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا لَاعِبِينَ
Word by Word
وَمَا
wama
And not
خَلَقْنَا
khalaqna
We created
السَّمَاءَ
al-samaa
the heavens
وَالْأَرْضَ
wal-arda
and the earth
وَمَا
wama
and what
بَيْنَهُمَا
baynahuma
(is) between them
لَاعِبِينَ
la'ibina
(for) playing
Transliteration
Wa maa khalaqnas samaaa'a wal arda wa maa bainahumaa laa'ibeen
Translation
And We did not create the heaven and earth and that between them in play.
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
And I did not create the heavens and the earth and whatever is in between as a plaything or in vain, but rather I created them to show My power.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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