Surah 16. An-Nahl

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Verses [Section]: 1-9[1], 10-21 [2], 22-25 [3], 26-34 [4], 35-40 [5], 41-50 [6], 51-60 [7], 61-65 [8], 66-70 [9], 71-76 [10], 77-83 [11], 84-89 [12], 90-100 [13], 101-110 [14], 111-119 [15], 120-128 [16]

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Quran Text of Verse 66-70وَ اِنَّAnd indeedلَكُمْfor youفِیinالْاَنْعَامِthe cattleلَعِبْرَةً ؕ(is) a lessonنُسْقِیْكُمْWe give you to drinkمِّمَّاfrom whatفِیْ(is) inبُطُوْنِهٖtheir belliesمِنْۢfromبَیْنِbetweenفَرْثٍbowelsوَّ دَمٍand bloodلَّبَنًاmilkخَالِصًاpureسَآىِٕغًاpalatableلِّلشّٰرِبِیْنَ to the drinkers وَ مِنْAnd fromثَمَرٰتِfruitsالنَّخِیْلِthe date-palmوَ الْاَعْنَابِand the grapesتَتَّخِذُوْنَyou takeمِنْهُfrom itسَكَرًاintoxicantوَّ رِزْقًاand a provisionحَسَنًا ؕgoodاِنَّIndeedفِیْinذٰلِكَthatلَاٰیَةً(is) surely a Signلِّقَوْمٍfor a peopleیَّعْقِلُوْنَ who use reason وَ اَوْحٰیAnd inspiredرَبُّكَyour Lordاِلَیtoالنَّحْلِthe beeاَنِ[that]اتَّخِذِیْTakeمِنَamongالْجِبَالِthe mountainsبُیُوْتًاhousesوَّ مِنَand amongالشَّجَرِthe treesوَ مِمَّاand in whatیَعْرِشُوْنَۙthey construct ثُمَّThenكُلِیْeatمِنْfromكُلِّallالثَّمَرٰتِthe fruitsفَاسْلُكِیْand followسُبُلَ(the) waysرَبِّكِ(of) your Lordذُلُلًا ؕmade smoothیَخْرُجُComes forthمِنْۢfromبُطُوْنِهَاtheir belliesشَرَابٌa drinkمُّخْتَلِفٌ(of) varyingاَلْوَانُهٗcolorsفِیْهِin itشِفَآءٌ(is) a healingلِّلنَّاسِ ؕfor the mankindاِنَّIndeedفِیْinذٰلِكَthatلَاٰیَةً(is) surely a Signلِّقَوْمٍfor a peopleیَّتَفَكَّرُوْنَ who reflect وَ اللّٰهُAnd Allahخَلَقَكُمْcreated youثُمَّthenیَتَوَفّٰىكُمْ ۙ۫will cause you to dieوَ مِنْكُمْAnd among youمَّنْ(is one) whoیُّرَدُّis sent backاِلٰۤیtoاَرْذَلِthe worstالْعُمُرِ(of) the ageلِكَیْso thatلَاnotیَعْلَمَhe will knowبَعْدَafterعِلْمٍknowledgeشَیْـًٔا ؕa thingاِنَّIndeedاللّٰهَAllahعَلِیْمٌ(is) All-Knowingقَدِیْرٌ۠All-Powerful

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Translation of Verse 66-70

66. And there is certainly a lesson for you in cattle: We give you to drink of what is in their bellies, from between digested food and blood: pure milk, pleasant to drink. ⁵⁰²

67. And from the fruits of palm trees and grapevines you derive intoxicants ⁵⁰³ as well as wholesome provision. Surely in this is a sign for those who understand.

68. And your Lord inspired the bees: "Make ˹your˺ homes in the mountains, the trees, and in what people construct,

69. and feed from ˹the flower of˺ any fruit ˹you please˺ and follow the ways your Lord has made easy for you." From their bellies comes forth liquid of varying colours, in which there is healing for people. Surely in this is a sign for those who reflect.

70. Allah has created you, and then causes you to die. And some of you are left to reach the most feeble stage of life so that they may know nothing after having known much. Indeed, Allah is All-Knowing, Most Capable.

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Commentary

502. lit., pleasant for those who drink.

503. Intoxicants were later prohibited in the Quran in three stages: 2:219, 4:43, and finally 5:90-91.