21:17
Al-Anbya 17
Surah Al-Anbya (الأنبياء), verse 17 — reference 21:17. Arabic text with optional translation and free audio on Al-Qalam.
لَوْ أَرَدْنَآ أَن نَّتَّخِذَ لَهْوًا لَّٱتَّخَذْنَـٰهُ مِن لَّدُنَّآ إِن كُنَّا فَـٰعِلِينَ
law aradnā an nattakhidha lahwan la-ittakhadhnāhu min ladunnā in kunnā fāʿilīna
Had We intended to take a diversion, We could have taken it from [what is] with Us - if [indeed] We were to do so.