The Holy Quran 16:69 — Surah An-Nahl

Arabic text

ثُمَّ كُلِى مِن كُلِّ ٱلثَّمَرَٰتِ فَٱسْلُكِى سُبُلَ رَبِّكِ ذُلُلًا ۚ يَخْرُجُ مِنۢ بُطُونِهَا شَرَابٌ مُّخْتَلِفٌ أَلْوَٰنُهُۥ فِيهِ شِفَآءٌ لِّلنَّاسِ ۗ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَةً لِّقَوْمٍ يَتَفَكَّرُونَ

Translation

"...Then eat from every type of fruit (and flower) and travel the pathways of your Rabb (in the air) that have been made easy (for you to travel on. Allaah has created pathways in the air for bees to travel on so that they can always find their way back to their own hives regardless of how far they travel to gather nectar)." A drink (honey) of varying colours (sometimes dark in colour, sometimes light changing according to season and the age of the bee) emerges from its belly, in which lies a cure for man (from many illnesses). Indeed in this is an Aayah (a sign of Allaah's great power) for those who (sincerely) ponder.

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

“kuli” (“eat”) and “fasluki” (“and travel”) are all commands of creation (built into nature, not legislative commands). That is, [Allah] guided it by its nature to obtain its food from every kind of fruit and produce, according to its desire and natural disposition.

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