Had We wished to take a diversion, We would have taken it from Ourselves — if We are the doers.
If We had desired to have some amusement, We would have derived it from Our Presence, but We did not do that.
If We wanted to be amused, We could have done so from what is already with Us, if that is what We wished to do.
If We had wished to find a pastime, We could have found it in Our Presence, if such had been Our Will at all!
Had We wished to take a diversion, We would have taken it from Ourselves — if We are the doers.
If We wanted to be amused, We could have done so from what is already with Us, if that is what We wished to do.
If We wanted to be amused, We could have done so from what is already with Us, if that is what We wished to do.
If we needed amusement, we could have initiated it without any of this, if that is what we wanted to do.
If We had pleased to make a plaything We could have made it Ourself, if We had cared to do so.
Had We intended to take a diversion, We could have taken it from with Us - if We were to do so.
had We willed to indulge in a pastime, We would indeed have produced it from within Ourselves - if such had been Our will at all!
If We had wished to find a pastime, We could have found it in Our presence - if We ever did.
Had it been Our will to find a pastime, We would have found one near at hand; if at all We were inclined to do so.*
Had We purposed to have fun or diversion We would have had recourse to what We have in Our heaven's realm if indeed We meant to do so.
If I wanted to have some fun, I would have done it otherwise (it is beneath the dignity of the Lord to let sensible creatures of his suffer just for fun. )
Had We intended to take a pastime (i.e. a wife or a son), We could surely have taken it from Us, if We were going to do (that).
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)!
Had We intended to take ˹some˺ amusement, We could have found it in Our presence, if that had been Our Will.
Had We intended to have a pastime, We would have had it from Our own, if We were ever to do so.
If We had wished for a pastime, We could have found it within Us- if We had wished for any such thing.
had We desired to take to Us a diversion We would have taken it to Us from Ourselves, had We done aught.
Had we wished to take to a sport, we would have taken to one from before ourselves; had we been bent on doing so.
We did not create the heaven and the earth and what is between the two in play.
If We had taken to Us a diversion, We would indeed have taken it to Us from very close to Us, in case We are performing (that).
If We had pleased to take diversion, verily We had taken it with that which beseemeth Us; if We had resolved to have done this.
If it had been Our wish to make a game, we should surely have made it from the things nearest to Us, if We would do (such a thing)!
If We had meant to make something vain and idle We would surely have made it so on Our part. (But) We were by no means to do (such a thing).
Had We desired to take up some diversion We would have surely taken it up with Ourselves, were We to do .