021.015 Y: And that cry of theirs ceased not, till We made them as a field that is mown, as ashes silent and quenched.
P: And this their crying ceased not till We made them as reaped corn, extinct.
S: And this ceased not to be their cry till We made them cut
021.016 Y: Not for (idle) sport did We create the heavens and the earth and all that is between!
P: We created not the heaven and the earth and all that is between them in play.
S: And We did not create the heaven and the earth and what is between them for sport.
021.017 Y: 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)!
P: If We had wished to find a pastime, We could have found it in Our presence - if We ever did.
S: Had We wished to make a diversion, We would have made it from before
Ourselves: by no means would We do (it).
021.018 Y: Nay, We hurl the Truth against falsehood, and it knocks out its brain, and behold, falsehood doth perish! Ah! woe be to you for the (false) things ye ascribe (to Us).