(38) And We did not create the heavens and earth and that between them in play.
— الترجمة الإنجليزية - صحيح انترناشونال
 38. And We created not the heavens and the earth, and all that is between them, for mere play.
— الترجمة الإنجليزية
وَمَا خَلَقۡنَا ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ وَمَا بَيۡنَهُمَا لَٰعِبِينَ

And in no way did We create the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them both, playing;
— Dr. Ghali - English translation
وَمَا خَلَقۡنَا ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ وَمَا بَيۡنَهُمَا لَٰعِبِينَ

And We created not the heavens and the earth, and all that is between them, for mere play,
— Muhsin Khan - English translation
وَمَا خَلَقۡنَا ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ وَمَا بَيۡنَهُمَا لَٰعِبِينَ

And We created not the heavens and the earth, and all that is between them, in play.
— Pickthall - English translation
وَمَا خَلَقۡنَا ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ وَمَا بَيۡنَهُمَا لَٰعِبِينَ

We created not the heavens, the earth, and all between them, merely in (idle) sport:
— Yusuf Ali - English translation
وَمَا خَلَقۡنَا ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ وَمَا بَيۡنَهُمَا لَٰعِبِينَ

And We did not create the heavens and earth and that between them in play.
— Sahih International - English translation
وَمَا خَلَقۡنَا ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ وَمَا بَيۡنَهُمَا لَٰعِبِينَ

(44:38) It was not in idle sport that We created the heavens and the earth
and all that is between them.
— Abul Ala Maududi(With tafsir) - English translation
وَمَا خَلَقۡنَا ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ وَمَا بَيۡنَهُمَا لَٰعِبِينَ

We were not playing a pointless game when We created the heavens and earth and everything in between;
— Abdul Haleem - English translation
وَمَا خَلَقۡنَا ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ وَمَا بَيۡنَهُمَا لَٰعِبِينَ

And We did not create the heavens and the earth and what is between them just as players.
— Mufti Taqi Usmani - English translation
وَمَا خَلَقۡنَا ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ وَمَا بَيۡنَهُمَا لَٰعِبِينَ

We did not create the heavens and the earth and everything in between for sport.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran - English translation
وَمَا خَلَقۡنَا ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ وَمَا بَيۡنَهُمَا لَٰعِبِينَ

We did not create the heavens and the earth and everything in between for sport.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab - English translation
We have not created the heavens and earth and all that is between them for amusement.
— الترجمة الإنجليزية - مركز رواد الترجمة
38. And I did not create the heavens, the earth and everything between it in jest and amusement.
— الترجمة الإنجليزية للمختصر في تفسير القرآن الكريم
We have not created the heavens and the earth and all that is between them in mere idle play.
— ترجمة معاني القرآن الكريم - عادل صلاحي