The Holy Quran 21:17 — Surah Al-Anbya

Arabic text

لَوْ أَرَدْنَآ أَن نَّتَّخِذَ لَهْوًا لَّٱتَّخَذْنَـٰهُ مِن لَّدُنَّآ إِن كُنَّا فَـٰعِلِينَ

Translation

If We intended to create a toy (something merely to pass Our time), We would have done so from Our side (We would have created something simple instead of the magnificent heavens and earth) if We were to really do so (it would have been unnecessary to create such an elaborate toy. It therefore follows that the heavens and earth are not mere toys and that there are great lessons to be learnt from them).

Tafsir (excerpt) — التفسير الميسر

لو أردنا أن نتخذ لهوًا من الولد أو الصاحبة لاتخذناه من عندنا لا من عندكم، ما كنا فاعلين ذلك; لاستحالة أن يكون لنا ولد أو صاحبة.

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