Meccan·Surah 26

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Surah Ash-Shu'ara — Ayah 149

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227 Ayahs·Verse 26:149
26:149

وَتَنْحِتُونَ مِنَ ٱلْجِبَالِ بُيُوتًا فَـٰرِهِينَ

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

Context in Surah Ash-Shu'ara

Nearby ayahs help place verse 26:149 in sequence and meaning.

فِى جَنَّـٰتٍ وَعُيُونٍ

Within gardens and springs

وَزُرُوعٍ وَنَخْلٍ طَلْعُهَا هَضِيمٌ

And fields of crops and palm trees with softened fruit?

فَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ

So fear Allah and obey me.

وَلَا تُطِيعُوٓا۟ أَمْرَ ٱلْمُسْرِفِينَ

And do not obey the order of the transgressors,