Surah An-Nahl 16:68
سُورَةُ النَّحۡلِ · Meccan · Verse 68 of 128
وَأَوْحَىٰ رَبُّكَ إِلَى ٱلنَّحْلِ أَنِ ٱتَّخِذِى مِنَ ٱلْجِبَالِ بُيُوتًۭا وَمِنَ ٱلشَّجَرِ وَمِمَّا يَعْرِشُونَ
Translation
And your Lord inspired the bee, saying, ‘Build yourselves houses in the mountains and trees and what people construct.
English translation: M.A.S. Abdel Haleem.
Topics that discuss this verse
Surah An-Nahl 16:68 is discussed in 15 study guides on Maani. Each guide gathers the key verses, Arabic words and lessons of one Quranic topic.
- Insects (Hasharat) (key verse)
- Homes (Buyut) (key verse)
- Divine Revelation (Wahy) (key verse)
- Trees (Shajar) (key verse)
- Cosmic Signs (Ayat Kawniyyah)
- Taking Deities (Ittikhadh)
- Drinking (Shurb)
- Eating (Akl)
- Mountains (Jibal)
- Animals (Hayawan)
- Vegetation (Nabat)
- Guidance (Hidayah)
- Society (Mujtama')
- Illness (Marad)
- Mary (Maryam)
Reflect on this verse
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