We created not the heaven and the earth and all that is between them in play. — Al Anbiyaa 21:16 Pin
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وَمَا خَلَقْنَا ٱلسَّمَآءَ وَٱلْأَرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا لَٰعِبِينَ

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

Al Anbiyaa 21:16

PICKTHALL ENGLISH MEANING

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

Arabic Quran text from the Tanzil Project, reproduced verbatim. English meaning by Marmaduke Pickthall. Translation is not a replacement for the Arabic Quran.

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