Surah An-Nahl, ayah 68
وَأَوْحَىٰ رَبُّكَ إِلَى ٱلنَّحْلِ أَنِ ٱتَّخِذِى مِنَ ٱلْجِبَالِ بُيُوتًا وَمِنَ ٱلشَّجَرِ وَمِمَّا يَعْرِشُونَ
And your Lord inspired to the bee, "Take for yourself among the mountains, houses [i.e., hives], and among the trees and [in] that which they construct.
An-Nahl · 16:68
Word by word
- وَأَوْحَىٰwa-awḥāAnd inspired
- رَبُّكَrabbukayour Lord
- إِلَىilāto
- ٱلنَّحْلِl-naḥlithe bee
- أَنِani[that]
- ٱتَّخِذِىittakhidhīTake
- مِنَminaamong
- ٱلْجِبَالِl-jibālithe mountains
- بُيُوتًۭاbuyūtanhouses
- وَمِنَwaminaand among
- ٱلشَّجَرِl-shajarithe trees
- وَمِمَّاwamimmāand in what
- يَعْرِشُونَyaʿrishūnathey construct
A layered explanation of this ayah has not been written yet. Explore the topics for ayahs we have explained in depth.