# Quran 16:68 — Surah Al-Nahl (The Bees), Verse 68

## Arabic (Uthmani script)
وَأَوۡحَىٰ رَبُّكَ إِلَى ٱلنَّحۡلِ أَنِ ٱتَّخِذِي مِنَ ٱلۡجِبَالِ بُيُوتٗا وَمِنَ ٱلشَّجَرِ وَمِمَّا يَعۡرِشُونَ

## Arabic (IndoPak script)
وَاَوْحٰی رَبُّكَ اِلَی النَّحْلِ اَنِ اتَّخِذِیْ مِنَ الْجِبَالِ بُیُوْتًا وَّمِنَ الشَّجَرِ وَمِمَّا یَعْرِشُوْنَ ۟

## Transliteration
Wa awhaa Rabbuka ilan-nahli anit takhizee minal jibaali buyootanw wa minash shajari wa mimmaa ya'rishoon

## English Translation (Abdullah Yusuf Ali)
> And thy Lord taught the Bee to build its cells in hills, on trees, and in (men's) habitations;

**Citation:** Quran, Surah Al-Nahl 16:68 · Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali, The Holy Qur'an: Text, Translation and Commentary (1934)

**Context:** Surah Al-Nahl is a meccan surah with 128 ayahs. Full surah: https://deen.global/quran/surah-al-nahl.md
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