And We did not create the heavens and earth and that between (44:38)

﴿وَمَا خَلَقْنَا السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا لَاعِبِينَ﴾
[ الدخان: 38]

44:38 And We did not create the heavens and earth and that between them in play.

And I did not create the heavens, the earth and everything between it in jest and amusement.

And We created not the heavens and the earth, and all that is between them, for mere play,

phonetic Transliteration

Wama khalaqna alssamawati waalarda wama baynahuma laAAibeena

Abdullah Yusuf Ali - Translation

We created not the heavens, the earth, and all between them, merely in (idle) sport:

Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri

And We created not the heavens and the earth, and all that is between them, for mere play.

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