وَمَا

خَلَقۡنَا

ٱلسَّمَآءَ

وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ

وَمَا

بَيۡنَهُمَا

لَٰعِبِينَ

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We did not create the heavens and the earth and everything in between for sport.

Had We intended to take ˹some˺ amusement, We could have found it in Our presence, if that had been Our Will.

In fact, We hurl the truth against falsehood, leaving it crushed, and it quickly vanishes. And woe be to you for what you claim!¹

To Him belong all those in the heavens and the earth. And those nearest to Him are not too proud to worship Him, nor do they tire.

They glorify ˹Him˺ day and night, never wavering.

Or have they taken gods from the earth, who can raise the dead?

Had there been other gods besides Allah in the heavens or the earth, both ˹realms˺ would have surely been corrupted. So Glorified is Allah, Lord of the Throne, far above what they claim.

He cannot be questioned about what He does, but they will ˹all˺ be questioned.

Or have they taken other gods besides Him? Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “Show ˹me˺ your proof. Here is ˹the Quran,˺ the Reminder for those with me; along with ˹earlier Scriptures,˺ the Reminder for those before me.”¹ But most of them do not know the truth, so they turn away.