21. Surah Al-Anbiya, Verse 17
لَوْ اَرَدْنَٓا اَنْ نَتَّخِذَ لَهْواً لَاتَّخَذْنَاهُ مِنْ لَدُنَّاۗ اِنْ كُنَّا فَاعِل۪ينَ
Law aradna an nattakhithalahwan lattakhathnahu min ladunna inkunna faAAileen
If We had desired to have some amusement, We would have derived it from Our Presence, but We did not do that.
- Progressive Muslims
If We wanted to be amused, We could have done so from what is already with Us, if that is what We wished to do.
- Shabbir Ahmed
If We had wished to find a pastime, We could have found it in Our Presence, if such had been Our Will at all!
- Sam Gerrans
Had We wished to take a diversion, We would have taken it from Ourselves — if We are the doers.
- The Monotheist Group
If We wanted to be amused, We could have done so from what is already with Us, if that is what We wished to do.
- Edip-Layth
If We wanted to be amused, We could have done so from what is already with Us, if that is what We wished to do.
- Aisha Bewley
If We had desired to have some amusement, We would have derived it from Our Presence, but We did not do that.
- Rashad Khalifa
If we needed amusement, we could have initiated it without any of this, if that is what we wanted to do.
- Mohamed Ahmed - Samira
If We had pleased to make a plaything We could have made it Ourself, if We had cared to do so.
- Sahih International
Had We intended to take a diversion, We could have taken it from [what is] with Us - if [indeed] We were to do so.
- Muhammad Asad
[for, ] had We willed to indulge in a pastime, We would indeed have produced it from within Ourselves - if such had been Our will at all!
- Marmaduke Pickthall
If We had wished to find a pastime, We could have found it in Our presence - if We ever did.
- Abdel Khalek Himmat
Had We purposed to have fun or diversion We would have had recourse to what We have in Our heaven's realm if indeed We meant to do so.
- Bijan Moeinian
If I wanted to have some fun, I would have done it otherwise (it is beneath the dignity of the Lord to let sensible creatures of his suffer just for fun. )
- Al-Hilali & Khan
Had We intended to take a pastime (i.e. a wife or a son), We could surely have taken it from Us, if We were going to do (that).
- Abdullah Yusuf Ali
If it had been Our wish to take (just) a pastime, We should surely have taken it from the things nearest to Us, if We would do (such a thing)!
- Mustafa Khattab
Had We intended to take ˹some˺ amusement, We could have found it in Our presence, if that had been Our Will.
- Taqi Usmani
Had We intended to have a pastime, We would have had it from Our own, if We were ever to do so.
- Abdul Haleem
If We had wished for a pastime, We could have found it within Us- if We had wished for any such thing.
- Arthur John Arberry
had We desired to take to Us a diversion We would have taken it to Us from Ourselves, had We done aught.
- E. Henry Palmer
Had we wished to take to a sport, we would have taken to one from before ourselves; had we been bent on doing so.
- Hamid S. Aziz
We did not create the heaven and the earth and what is between the two in play.
- Mahmoud Ghali
If We had taken to Us a diversion, We would indeed have taken it to Us from very close to Us, in case We are performing (that).
- George Sale
If We had pleased to take diversion, verily We had taken it with that which beseemeth Us; if We had resolved to have done this.
- Syed Vickar Ahamed
If it had been Our wish to make a game, we should surely have made it from the things nearest to Us, if We would do (such a thing)!
- Amatul Rahman Omar
If We had meant to make something vain and idle We would surely have made it so on Our part. (But) We were by no means to do (such a thing).
- Ali Quli Qarai
Had We desired to take up some diversion We would have surely taken it up with Ourselves, were We to do [so].