Surah Al-Anbiya 21:16
سُورَةُ الأَنبِيَاءِ · Meccan · Verse 16 of 112
وَمَا خَلَقْنَا ٱلسَّمَآءَ وَٱلْأَرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا لَٰعِبِينَ
Translation
We did not create the heavens and the earth and everything between them playfully.
English translation: M.A.S. Abdel Haleem.
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