سُوْرَةُ النَّحْلِ
Surah An-Nahl (16) — Ayah 68
وَأَوْحَىٰ رَبُّكَ إِلَى ٱلنَّحْلِ أَنِ ٱتَّخِذِى مِنَ ٱلْجِبَالِ بُيُوتًا وَمِنَ ٱلشَّجَرِ وَمِمَّا يَعْرِشُونَ ﴿68﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And your Lord inspired the bees, saying: "Take you habitations in the mountains and in the trees and in what they erect.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَأَوْحَىٰ
wa-awḥā
And inspired
رَبُّكَ
rabbuka
your Lord
إِلَى
ilā
to
ٱلنَّحْلِ
l-naḥli
the bee
أَنِ
ani
[that]
ٱتَّخِذِى
ittakhidhī
Take
مِنَ
mina
among
ٱلْجِبَالِ
l-jibāli
the mountains
بُيُوتًۭا
buyūtan
houses
وَمِنَ
wamina
and among
ٱلشَّجَرِ
l-shajari
the trees
وَمِمَّا
wamimmā
and in what
يَعْرِشُونَ
yaʿrishūna
they construct
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
68. 1. وَحَیً refers to inspiration and that understanding which Allah Almighty has granted to animals as well for the fulfillment of their natural needs.
