16.69. Thumma kulii min kulli alththamaratifaoslukii subula rabbiki dhululan yakhrudschu min butuunihascharabun mukhtalifun alwanuhu fiihi schifaonlilnnasi inna fiidhalika laayatanliqawmin yatafakkaruuna
16.69. Then eat of all fruits, and follow the ways of thy Lord, made smooth (for thee). There cometh forth from their bellies a drink diverse of hues, wherein is healing for mankind. Lo! herein is indeed a portent for people who reflect. (Pickthall)
16.69. Dann iß von all den Früchten und ziehe die gefügten Pfade deines Herrn! Aus ihren Bäuchen kommt ein Getränk heraus, verschieden in seinen Farben, in dem Heilung für die Menschen ist, hierin ist ja bestimmt ein Zeichen für Leute, die nachdenken. (Ahmad v. Denffer)
16.69. Hierauf iß von allen Früchten, ziehe auf den Wegen deines Herrn dahin, die (dir) geebnet sind." Aus ihren Leibern kommt ein Getränk von unterschiedlichen Farben, in dem Heilung für die Menschen ist. Darin ist wahrlich ein Zeichen für Leute, die nachdenken. (Bubenheim)
16.69. Ernährt euch dann von allen Früchten und nutzt die Wege, die Gott euch geebnet hat!" Aus ihren Leibern kommt ein Labsal verschiedener Art, das den Menschen Heil bringt. Darin ist ein Zeichen für Menschen, die nachdenken können. (Azhar)
16.69. Dann ernähre dich von allen Früchten und verkehre auf den Wegen deines HERRN in Ergebenheit. Aus ihren Bäuchen kommt ein Trank, der unterschiedlich farbig ist, in ihm ist Heilung für die Menschen. Gewiß, darin ist zweifelsohne eine Aya für Leute, die nachdenken. (Zaidan)
16.69. Hierauf iß von allen Früchten und zieh auf den Wegen deines Herrn, (die dir) gebahnt (sind), dahin! Aus dem Leib der Bienen kommt ein für die Menschen heilsames Getränk von verschiedenen Arten heraus. Darin liegt ein Zeichen für Leute, die nachdenken. (Paret)
16.69. Dann iß von allen Früchten und folge den Wegen deines Herrn, (die Er dir) leicht gemacht hat." Aus ihren Leibern kommt ein Trank, mannigfach an Farbe. Darin liegt ein Heilmittel für die Menschen. Wahrlich, hierin ist ein Zeichen für Leute, die nachdenken. (Rasul)
Tafsir von Maududi für die Ayaat 68 bis 69
And behold ! .Your Lord has inspired the bee ( 56 ) with this "Build thy hive in the mountains, trees and in the creepers over trellises: then drink nectar from every kind of fruit, and follow the ways made smooth by the Lord. " ( 57 ) From its belly comes out a fluid of varying hues wherein is healing for mankind. ( 58 ) Here is indeed a Sign for those people who ponder over it. ( 59 )
Desc No: 56 The lexical meaning of the Arabic word ('wahi ) is secret inspiration which is felt only by the one who inspires and the other who is inspired with. The Qur'an has used this word both for the instinctive inspiration by Allah to His creation in general and for the Revelation towards His Prophets in particular. Allah sends His "wahi " to the heavens with His Command and they begin functioning in accordance with it (XL: 12). He will send this to the Earth with His Command and it will relate the story of all that had happened on and in it. (XCIX: 4-S). He sends wahi to the bee and inspires it with faculties to perform the whole of its wonderful work instinctively (v. 68). The same is true of the bird that learns to fly, the fish that learns to swim, the newly born child that learns to suck milk, etc., etc. Then, it is also wahi with which Allah inspires a human being with a spontaneous idea (XXVIII: 7). The same is the case with all the great discoveries, inventions, works of literature and art, etc. , which would not have been possible without the benefit of wahi. As a matter of fact, every human being at one time or the other feels its mental or spiritual influence in the form of an idea or thought or plan or dream, which is confirmed by a subsequent experience to be the right guidance from the unseen wahi. Then there is the wahi (Revelation) which is the privilege of the Prophets. This form of wahi has its own special features and is quite distinct from all' its other forms. The Prophet, who is inspired with it, is fully conscious and has his firm conviction that it is being sent down from Allah. Such a Revelation contains doctrines of creed, commandments, laws, regulations and instructions for the guidance of mankind.
Desc No: 57 " . . . . follow the ways made smooth by thy Lord" : ". . . . . work in accordance with the methods which have been taught to thee by Allah's wahi for the smooth running of hive life" . It is Allah's wahi (instinctive inspiration) that has taught the bees how to build their wonderful factory with separate combs to rear brood, combs to turn nectar into honey, combs to store food, in short, separate combs to fulfil every aspect of hive life. It is wahi that has taught the bees how to organize themselves into a co-operative society for collective effort to run the "factory" with the queen and thousands of workers to perform a variety of specific tasks. AII these things have been made so smooth for them by wahi that the bees never feel the necessity of ever thinking about it. They have been running smoothly their factory with their collective effort for thousands of years with perfect accuracy.
Desc No: 58 Though honey is a wholesome food with a sweet taste and has medicinal power as well, its latter quality has been mentioned only because the former is too obvious. It is used as a medicine to cure several diseases because it contains the juice and glucose of flowers and fruits in the best form. Besides this, it is also used in preparing and preserving other medicines because it does not rot. It also preserves other things from decay. That is why it has been used for centuries as a substitute for alcohol. And if the bee-hive is built at a place, which abounds in certain medicinal herbs, its honey dces not remain mere honey, but becomes also the essence of that herb. It is expected that if bees are used methodically for extracting essence from herbs, etc. , that essence will prove to be much better than the one obtained in the laboratories.
Desc No: 59 This passage (vv. 48-69) contains proofs of Tauhid and Life-afterdeath. These were necessitated, for the disbelievers and .he mushriks were bitterly opposed to the Holy Prophet mainly because of these two doctrines. The acceptance of the first doctrine demolished the whole system of life based on shirk or atheism because to acknowledge Allah to be the sole Providence, the Helper and the protector left no room for the worship of any god or goddess. The proof of Tauhid is based on the observance of the structure of the cattle, the bees, the date-palms and vine-yards and their usefulness to mankind. Naturally the question arises: Who has designed these in the manner and for the purpose they have been created? The only obvious answer is that it is the All-Wise and AlI-Beneficent Allah Who has designed all these things for the benefit of mankind to produce such varieties of food that are so wholesome and so tasty. The Prophet, therefore, rightly demanded, "When you yourselves admit, and you cannot but admit, that it is Allah alone Who has provided milk, honey, dates, grapes and the like, He and none but He is worthy of your worship, praise, gratitude and allegiance. Why do you then insist on making offerings to your self-made gods and goddesses?" The second doctrine to which the disbelievers took strong objection was that there is surely the Life-after-death. They were against this doctrine for its acceptance changed the whole moral system and they were not prepared to change their immoral ways. Their objection was based on the presumption that it was impossible to bring to life anyone after death. They have been asked to observe that the barren land, which once had been covered with vegetable life, was again covered with it after rainfall and they have been watching such repetition of life year after year. That Allah, Who could so easily bring to life the dead vegetable, could do the same and bring to life all the dead without any difficulty at all. "
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