Surah Ash-Shu'ara, Ayah 149 (26:149)

ٱلشُّعَرَاء

وَتَنْحِتُونَ مِنَ ٱلْجِبَالِ بُيُوتًا فَٰرِهِينَ

Quran 26:149 is ayah 149 of Surah Ash-Shu'ara (“The Poets”), a Meccan surah of 227 ayahs. It is in Juz 19, on page 373 of the Madani Mushaf.

26:149
وَتَنْحِتُونَمِنَٱلْجِبَالِبُيُوتًافَٰرِهِينَ١٤٩
watanḥitūna mina l-jibāli buyūtan fārihīna

And you carve out of the mountains, homes, with skill.(149)

Word by word

  1. وَتَنْحِتُونَwatanḥitūnaAnd you carve
  2. مِنَminaof
  3. ٱلْجِبَالِl-jibālithe mountains
  4. بُيُوتًاbuyūtanhouses
  5. فَٰرِهِينَfārihīnaskillfully

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