21. Enbija · verses 16–17

سورة الأنبياء
16

وَمَا خَلَقۡنَا ٱلسَّمَآءَ وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ وَمَا بَيۡنَهُمَا لَٰعِبِينَ

Wama khalaqna alssamaa waalarda wama baynahuma laAAibeena

Not for (idle) sport did We create the heavens and the earth and all that is between!

17

لَوۡ أَرَدۡنَآ أَن نَّتَّخِذَ لَهۡوٗا لَّٱتَّخَذۡنَٰهُ مِن لَّدُنَّآ إِن كُنَّا فَٰعِلِينَ

Law aradna an nattakhitha lahwan laittakhathnahu min ladunna in kunna faAAileena

If it had been Our wish to take (just) a pastime, We should surely have taken it from the things nearest to Us, if We would do (such a thing)!