← Surah 44

44:38

وَمَا خَلَقْنَا ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا لَـٰعِبِينَ

Word by word

وَمَا
And not
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
وَPrepositionconjunction، prefix
مَاPrepositionnegative
خَلَقْنَا
We created
Verb
Root: خلق
Grammar (i'rab)
خَلَقْVerbperfect، 1st plur.
نَاNounpronoun، suffix، 1st plur.
ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ
the heavens
Noun
Root: سمو
Grammar (i'rab)
ٱلPrepositiondefinite، prefix
سَّمَٰوَٰتِNounfem. plur.، accusative
وَٱلْأَرْضَ
and the earth
Noun
Root: أرض
Grammar (i'rab)
وَPrepositionconjunction، prefix
ٱلْPrepositiondefinite، prefix
أَرْضَNounfeminine، accusative
وَمَا
and whatever
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
وَPrepositionconjunction، prefix
مَاNounrelative
بَيْنَهُمَا
(is) between them
Noun
Root: بين
Grammar (i'rab)
بَيْنَNounlocation adverb، accusative
هُمَاNounpronoun، suffix، 3rd dual
لَٰعِبِينَ
(in) play
Noun
Root: لعب
Grammar (i'rab)
لَٰعِبِينَNounactive participle، masc. plur.، accusative

Translation

EN

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

A. Yusuf Alipublic-domain

We were not playing a pointless game when We created the heavens and earth and everything in between;

M.A.S. Abdel Haleemall-rights-reserved

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

M. Pickthallpublic-domain

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

Saheeh Internationalall-rights-reserved

TR

Biz gökleri, yeri ve ikisinin arasında bulunanları oyun olsun diye yaratmadık.

Diyanet İşleriall-rights-reserved

Biz gökleri, yeri ve ikisi arasındakileri bir oyun ve eğlence olsun diye yaratmadık.

Elmalılı Hamdi Yazırpublic-domain

Biz gökleri, yeri ve bunlar arasındakileri oyuncular olarak (oyun oynamak için) yaratmadık.

Mehmet Okuyanall-rights-reserved

AR

وما خلقنا السماوات والأرض وبينهما لعبًا، ما خلقناهما إلا بالحق الذي هو سنة الله في خَلْقِه وتدبيرُه، ولكن أكثر هؤلاء المشركين لا يعلمون ذلك، فلهذا لم يتفكروا فيهما؛ لأنهم لا يرجون ثوابًا ولا يخافون عقابًا.

Tafsir al-Muyassarfree-distribution

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