The Holy Quran 15:82 — Surah Al-Hijr

Arabic text

وَكَانُوا۟ يَنْحِتُونَ مِنَ ٱلْجِبَالِ بُيُوتًا ءَامِنِينَ

Translation

They used to carve homes out of the mountains with peace (without any difficulty).

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

that is, deluded by the life of this world, they carved out of the mountains vast, magnificent houses to display their arrogance and haughtiness, as though they were never to leave this place. They probably also thought that no calamity could ever reach them in such strong and solid buildings.

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