( وما خلقنا السماء والأرض وما بينهما باطلا ) قال ابن عباس : لا لثواب ولا لعقاب . ( ذلك ظن الذين كفروا ) يعني : أهل مكة هم الذين ظنوا أنهم خلقوا لغير شيء ، وأنه لا بعث ولا حساب ( فويل للذين كفروا من النار ) .
And I did not create the heavens or the earth in vain, but rather I created them out of complete wisdom to prove the power of Allah and so that He is obeyed in them. That is the belief of those who deny the truth who believe they were created in vain. So woe to these disbelievers who believe this from the fire of hell on the Day of Judgment, when they die on the disbelief and bad opinion of Allah they are upon.