Study Mode · Ayah 27:20
Surah An-Naml · 27:20
وَتَفَقَّدَ ٱلطَّيْرَ فَقَالَ مَا لِىَ لَآ أَرَى ٱلْهُدْهُدَ أَمْ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلْغَآئِبِينَ
Wa tafaqqadat taira faqaala maa liya laaa aral hud hud, am kaana minal ghaaa'ibeen
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Saheeh International
And he took attendance of the birds and said, "Why do I not see the hoopoe - or is he among the absent?
Yusuf Ali
And he took a muster of the Birds; and he said: "Why is it I see not the Hoopoe? Or is he among the absentees?
Pickthall
And he sought among the birds and said: How is it that I see not the hoopoe, or is he among the absent?