all those who [throughout their lives] but idly played with things vain –

those who amuse themselves with falsehood!

who are chatting carelessly to amuse themselves.

alladhīna hum fī khawḍin yalʿabūn

Who [they] in (vain) discourse are playing.

all those who [throughout their lives] but idly played with things vain –

Who play in talk of grave matters

That play (and paddle) in shallow trifles

those who amuse themselves with falsehood!

who are chatting carelessly to amuse themselves.

who divert themselves with idle chatter

Those who sport entering into vain discourses

they, those are engaging in idle talk, play,

who play around with speculation,

who are engaged in falsehood.

who play in idle talk

those: they sport and play in senseless items

who are engaged in their useless sports

Those who play with speculation

They are the ones who play at their wading, (i.e., become absorbed

and who indulged in false disputes against (God's revelations)

who are indulged in vain talk, playing (with truth)

Who peddle the play of shallow rituals

Those who stayed engrossed in (fruitless) pastimes

Those (people) who play (and indulge) in small and silly talk

Who are in [empty] discourse amusing themselves

Who are in their recklessness, playing

who amuse themselves with idle chatter

Those who in wading sport themselves

Who, ignoring the Reality, engage in pleasantries

who play at frivolous games:

Those who are habitually playing, absorbed (in vanities)

—those who play around in vain talk

Those who sport in vain discourses

those playing around in useless talk

That play in shallow things

who were absorbed in useless projects.

and amuse themselves with vain argumentation

Who are in their recklessness, playing.

Those who had wasted their time on vanities

Those who are playing in idle avocation.

who are in their blundering, heedless.

those who are in plunging, playing

Who amuse themselves by vain talk

Those who, they are in a plunge/an engagement in conversation playing/amusing

vain discourse and took serious matters lightly

Those who are playing in pursuits

Who sportingly indulge in idle talk

Those who are playing a game of negligence, rapt in falsehood (i.e., absurdity)

Who indulge in idle talk and who are busy in vain pursuits

Who are playing in falsehood

such as play at plunging

who amused themselves in wading in vain disputes

who plunge into discussion for a sport

Who plunged for pastime into vain disputes

who now divert themselves with profane talk

…and wallow in shallow discourse.

who play around with speculation,

(Those deniers) who now amuse themselves with (worldly imaginary) indulgences!

who playfully (get involved) in idle talk,

Who amused themselves in idle talk and were given to indulging in personal vanity and drowned themselves in the nonsensical

That play (and paddle) in shallow trifles

Who [they] in (vain) discourse are playing