وَمَا خَلَقۡنَا ٱلسَّمَآءَ وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ وَمَا بَيۡنَهُمَا لَٰعِبِينَ ١٦
And We did not create the heaven and earth and that between them in play.
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- وَمَاAnd notwamā
- خَلَقۡنَاWe createdkhalaqnā
- ٱلسَّمَآءَthe heavensl-samāa
- وَٱلۡأَرۡضَand the earthwal-arḍa
- وَمَاand whatwamā
- بَيۡنَهُمَا(is) between thembaynahumā
- لَٰعِبِينَ(for) playinglāʿibīna
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.
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran