21:17 law aradnaa an nat-takhidha lahwal lat-takhadhnaahu mil ladun-naa in kun-naa faa'Iliyn

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Ahmed Raza Khan: Mohammed Aqib Qadri:
If We willed to choose a pastime, We could have chosen it from Ourselves - if We wanted to.

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)!

Pickthal:
If We had wished to find a pastime, We could have found it in Our presence - if We ever did.