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Quran Maqasid

Surah An-Nahl, verse 68

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Without diacritics

واوحى ربك الى النحل ان اتخذي من الجبال بيوتا ومن الشجر ومما يعرشون

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

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  • Verse 68 of 128
  • Juz 14
  • Page 274

Word by word

  1. وَأَوْحَىٰAnd inspiredwa-awḥā
  2. رَبُّكَyour Lordrabbuka
  3. إِلَىtoilā
  4. ٱلنَّحْلِthe beel-naḥli
  5. أَنِ[that]ani
  6. ٱتَّخِذِىTakeittakhidhī
  7. مِنَamongmina
  8. ٱلْجِبَالِthe mountainsl-jibāli
  9. بُيُوتًۭاhousesbuyūtan
  10. وَمِنَand amongwamina
  11. ٱلشَّجَرِthe treesl-shajari
  12. وَمِمَّاand in whatwamimmā
  13. يَعْرِشُونَthey constructyaʿrishūna

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