The Holy Quran 16:68 — Surah An-Nahl

Arabic text

وَأَوْحَىٰ رَبُّكَ إِلَى ٱلنَّحْلِ أَنِ ٱتَّخِذِى مِنَ ٱلْجِبَالِ بُيُوتًا وَمِنَ ٱلشَّجَرِ وَمِمَّا يَعْرِشُونَ

Translation

Your Rabb inspired the bee (saying), "Build homes (hives) in the mountains, in the trees and in the buildings they (man) erect..."

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The signs of Allah in the honeybee: that is, the trellises that are put up for the grapevine to climb, or the buildings that people construct. The meaning of the command to the honeybee is that [Allah] made its nature such that, despite being a lowly creature, it builds its hive in the mountains, in trees and in houses with the utmost craftsmanship and the…

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