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The Prophets 21:16

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Arabic	English	Morphology
وَمَا wamā	And not	Prep
خَلَقْنَا khalaqnā	We created	V
ٱلسَّمَآءَ l-samāa	the heavens	Noun
وَٱلْأَرْضَ wal-arḍa	and the earth	Noun
وَمَا wamā	and what	Noun
بَيْنَهُمَا baynahumā	(is) between them	Noun
لَٰعِبِينَ lāʿibīna	(for) playing	Noun

We did not create the heavens and the earth and everything between them playfully

— Abdel Haleem

Arabic Text

وَمَا خَلَقۡنَا ٱلسَّمَاۤءَ وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ وَمَا بَیۡنَهُمَا لَـٰعِبِینَ ۝١٦

wamā khalaqnā l-samāa wal-arḍa wamā baynahumā lāʿibīn

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Surah: The Prophets
Verse: 21:16
Juz: 17
Revelation: Meccan
Revelation Order: 73
Translations: 65
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Root Words in This Verse

خلق (خَلَقَ)
سمو (سَماء)
أرض (أَرْض)
بين (بَيْن)
لعب (لاعِب)

Verses with similar phrasing (mutashabihat al-alfaz). Shared words are highlighted.

44:38 40%

وَمَا خَلَقْنَا ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا لَـٰعِبِينَ

wamā khalaqnā l-samāwāti wal-arḍa wamā baynahumā lāʿibīn

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

38:27 29%

وَمَا خَلَقْنَا ٱلسَّمَآءَ وَٱلْأَرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا بَـٰطِلًا ۚ ذَٰلِكَ ظَنُّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ ۚ فَوَيْلٌ لِّلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ مِنَ ٱلنَّارِ

wamā khalaqnā l-samāa wal-arḍa wamā baynahumā bāṭilan dhālika ẓannu alladhīna kafarū fawaylun lilladhīna kafarū mina l-nār

It was not without purpose that We created the heavens and the earth and everything in between. That may be what the disbelievers assume- how they will suffer from the Fire!

37:5 17%

رَّبُّ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا وَرَبُّ ٱلْمَشَـٰرِقِ

rabbu l-samāwāti wal-arḍi wamā baynahumā warabbu l-mashāriq

Lord of the heavens and earth and everything between them, Lord of every sunrise

38:66 17%

رَبُّ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْغَفَّـٰرُ

rabbu l-samāwāti wal-arḍi wamā baynahumā l-ʿazīzu l-ghafār

Lord of the heavens and earth and everything between, the Almighty, the Most Forgiving.’

44:29 15%

فَمَا بَكَتْ عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلسَّمَآءُ وَٱلْأَرْضُ وَمَا كَانُوا۟ مُنظَرِينَ

famā bakat ʿalayhimu l-samāu wal-arḍu wamā kānū munẓarīn

Neither heavens nor earth shed a tear for them, nor were they given any time

44:7 14%

رَبِّ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَآ ۖ إِن كُنتُم مُّوقِنِينَ

rabbi l-samāwāti wal-arḍi wamā baynahumā in kuntum mūqinīn

Lord of the heavens and the earth and everything between––if only you people were firm believers––

26:24 13%

قَالَ رَبُّ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَآ ۖ إِن كُنتُم مُّوقِنِينَ

qāla rabbu l-samāwāti wal-arḍi wamā baynahumā in kuntum mūqinīn

Moses replied, ‘He is the Lord of the heavens and earth and everything between them. If you would only have faith!’

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