The Quran

سورة النّحل

Surah Al-Nahl 16:68

The Bee · Verse 68 of 128

وَأَوْحَىٰ رَبُّكَ إِلَى النَّحْلِ أَنِ اتَّخِذِي مِنَ الْجِبَالِ بُيُوتًا وَمِنَ الشَّجَرِ وَمِمَّا يَعْرِشُونَ

Abdul Mannan Omar

And your Lord inspired the bees (saying), `Make your hives in the hills and in the trees and in the trellises which the people erect,

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

And thy Lord taught the Bee to build its cells in hills, on trees, and in (men's) habitations;

Ahmed Ali

Your Lord predisposed the bees to make their hives in mountains, trees and trellices,

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Ali Unal

And your Lord inspired the (female) bee: "Take for yourself dwelling-place in the mountains, and in the trees, and in what they (human beings) may build and weave.

Daryabadi

And thy Lord inspired the bee saying: take thou for thyself of the mountains houses and of the trees and of that which they erect.

Faridul Haque

And your Lord inspired the bee that, "Build homes in hills, and in trees, and in rooftops."

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And thy Lord revealed to the bee: Make hives in the mountains and in the trees and in what they build,

Maulvi Sher Ali

And thy Lord revealed to the bee: `Make thou houses in the hills and in the trees and in the trellises which they build,

Muhammad Asad

And [consider how] thy Sustainer has inspired the bee "Prepare for thyself dwellings in mountains and in trees, and in what [men] may build [for thee by way of hives];

Muhammad Musin Khan

And your Lord inspired the bee, saying: "Take you habitations in the mountains and in the trees and in what they erect.

Muhammad Pickthall

And thy Lord inspired the bee, saying: Choose thou habitations in the hills and in the trees and in that which they thatch;

Muhammad Sarwar

Your Lord inspired the bees, "Make hives in the mountains, in the trees and in the trellises,

Muhammed ali Shakir

And your Lord revealed to the bee saying: Make hives in the mountains and in the trees and in what they build:

Rashad Khalifa

And your Lord inspired the bee: build homes in mountains and trees, and in (the hives) they build for you.

Shabbir Ahmed

Consider how your Lord inspired the bee, “Build for yourself dwellings in hills and in trees, and in what people may build.”