لَوْ اَرَدْنَاۤ
اَ رَدْ نَآ اَنْ
اَنّ نَّتَّخِذَ
نَتّ تَ خِ ذَ لَهْوًا
لهْ وَلّ لَّاتَّخَذْنٰهُ
لَتّ تَ خَذْ نَا هُ مِنْ
مِلّ لَّدُنَّاۤ ۖۗ
لَ دُنّ نَآ اِنْ
اِنۡ كُنَّا
كُنّ نَا فٰعِلِیْنَ
فَا عِ لِىْٓ نْ
Had We intended to take ˹some˺ amusement, We could have found it in Our presence, if that had been Our Will.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Had We intended to take a diversion,1 We could have taken it from [what is] with Us - if [indeed] We were to do so.
— Saheeh International