Surah Al-Anbya Ayat 16 (21:16) with Urdu & English Translation
Ayat 16 of Surah Al-Anbya (الأنبياء), the 21st surah of the Holy Qur'an, which has 112 verses and was revealed in Makkah. Read this verse below in Arabic with Roman transliteration, English translation (Saheeh International) and Urdu translation (Fateh Muhammad Jalandhry), and listen to the recitation by Mishary Rashid Alafasy.
وَمَا خَلَقْنَا ٱلسَّمَآءَ وَٱلْأَرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا لَٰعِبِينَ ﴿16﴾
Wa maa khalaqnas samaaa'a wal arda wa maa bainahumaa laa'ibeen
21:16. And We did not create the heaven and earth and that between them in play.
اور ہم نے آسمان اور زمین کو جو اور (مخلوقات) ان دونوں کے درمیان ہے اس کو لہوولعب کے لئے پیدا نہیں کیا
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Arabic text: Tanzil Project (Uthmani script). English translation: Saheeh International. Urdu translation: Fateh Muhammad Jalandhry. Recitation: Mishary Rashid Alafasy.
