Quran 27 : 20

And he inspected the birds and said, "Why (for) me not I see the hoopoe or is he from the absent?
وَتَفَقَّدَ
Watafaqqada
ٱلطَّيْرَ
Aṭṭayra
فَقَالَ
Faqāla
مَا
لِىَ
Liāa
لَآ
Laa
أَرَى
Aarā
ٱلْهُدْهُدَ
Alhudhuda
أَمْ
Aam
كَانَ
Kāna
مِنَ
Mina
ٱلْغَآئِبِينَ
Alghaaiibīna

[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)

And he inspected the birds, then said: "Why do I not see the hoopoe, or is he among those absent?

Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)

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

Wahiduddin Khan

Then Solomon inspected the birds, and said, How is it that I do not see the hoopoe? Is he absent then

Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)

And he took attendance of the birds and said, "Why do I not see the hoopoe - or is he among the absent

The Wise Quran

And he reviewed the birds, and said, 'Why do I not see the hoopoe? Or is he among the absent?

The Study Quran

And he surveyed the birds and said, “How is it that I do not see the hoopoe? Or is he among those who are absent

Talal Itani (2012)

Then he inspected the birds, and said, 'Why do I not see the hoopoe? Or is he among the absentees

Talal Itani & AI (2024)

He surveyed the birds and said, “What’s amiss that I don’t see the hoopoe? Could he be among the absentees?

T.B.Irving

He inspected the birds, and said: "What´s wrong with me that I do not see the plover? Or could it be absent?

Syed Vickar Ahamed

And he took a troop of the birds, and he said: "Why is it I see not the Hoopoe? (A bird with feathers like a crown on its head ) or is he from those absent

Sher Ali

And he reviewed the birds and said, `How is it that I do not see Hudhud? Is he deliberately absent

Shakir

And he reviewed the birds, then said: How is it I see not the hoopoe or is it that he is of the absentees

Shabbir Ahmed

(Leaving the peaceful tribe of An-Naml alone, Solomon marched forward.) As he examined the cavalry, he said, "How is it that I do not see the commande

Samy Mahdy

And he inspected the birds, so he said, “What is the matter with me? I do not see the hoopoe? Or is it from the absentees?

Safi Kaskas

[One day] he inspected the birds and said, "Why do I not see the hoopoe, or is he absent without permission?

Rashad Khalifa

He inspected the birds, and noted: "Why do I not see the hoopoe? Why is he missing?

N J Dawood 2014

He inspected the birds and said: ‘Why is it that I do not see the lapwing? Is he not here

Mustaqim

Then he inspected the birds and said: how come I don´t see the hoopoe (Hudhud) or is he absent?

Mustafa Khattab 2018

˹One day˺ he inspected the birds, and wondered, “Why is it that I cannot see the hoopoe? Or could he be absent?

Musharraf Hussain

One day, whilst looking for a missing bird, Sulayman said: “Why can’t I see the Hoopoe? He’s absent?

MunirMezyed2023

He inspected the birds and said: "How is it that I don’t see the hoopoe here? Or is it among the absentees?

Munir Mezyed

He inspected the birds, and said: "How is it that I do not see the hoopoe (here)? Or is it among the absentees?

Muhammad Taqi Usmani

And (once) he (Sulaiman) checked the birds and said, .How is it with me that I do not see the hudhud (hoopoe)? Rather he has disappeared

Muhammad Sarwar

(Solomon) inspected the birds and said, "How is it that I cannot see the hoopoe. Is he absent

Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall

And he sought among the birds and said: How is it that I see not the hoopoe, or is he among the absent

Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali

And he reviewed the birds; then he said, "what is it with me that I do not see the hoopoe? Or is he among the absent

Muhammad Asad

And [one day] he looked in vain for [a particular one of] the birds; and so he said: How is it that I do not see the hoopoe? Or could he be among the absent

Muhammad Ahmed - Samira

And he seeked/searched the bird/birds , so he said: "Why (it is) not for me, I do not see the hoopoe bird/clucking bird , or he was from the absent? I will torture him strong (severe) torture."

Mohammad Shafi

And he (Solomon) inspected the rank of the birds, and said, "How come I do not see the Hudhud ? Or is he among the absentees

Mir Aneesuddin

And he sought for the birds, then said, "How is it that I do not see the hoopoe or is he among those who arc absent?

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And he reviewed the birds, then said: How is it I see not Hudhud, or is it that he is one of the absentees

Maududi

(On another occasion) Solomon inspected the birds and said: "Why is it that I do not see the hoopoe? Is he among the absentees

Linda "iLham" Barto

He reviewed the birds and said, “Why do I not see the hoopoe? Is he among those absent?

John Medows Rodwell

And he reviewed the birds, and said, "How is it that I see not the lapwing? Is it one of the absent

Irving/Hegab

He inspected the birds, and said: "What's wrong with me that I do not see the hoopoe? Or could it be absent?

Hilali - Khan

He inspected the birds, and said: "What is the matter that I see not the hoopoe? Or is he among the absentees

Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah

He reviewed the birds and said: 'Why is it that I do not see the hoopoe here? Or is he among the absent

Hamid S. Aziz

And he reviewed the birds, and said, "How is it that I see not the hoopoe (perhaps used as a spy, messenger or observer or symbolizing one)? Is he then amongst the absent

George Sale

And he viewed the birds, and said, what is the reason that I see not the lapwing? Is she absent

Fode Drame

And he inspected the birds and then he said, “Why is it that I see not the hoopoe or is he one of the absentees?

Faridul Haque

And he surveyed the birds – he therefore said, “What is to me that I do not see the Hudhud (hoopoe), or is he really absent?”

Edward Henry Palmer

And he reviewed the birds, and said, 'How is it I see not the hoopoe? is he then amongst the absent

Dr. Munir Munshey

(At another time) while inspecting a flock of birds, he said, "What is wrong? I do not see the swan here! Is he absent?"

Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri

And Sulayman (Solomon) inspected the birds and said: ‘How is it that I do not see the hoopoe? Or has he (really) vanished

Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar

And he reviewed the birds and said: Why see I not the hoopoe bird? Had it been among the ones who are absent?

Dr. Kamal Omar

And (Sulaiman) made the (military) review of the (regiments of the) birds, and said: “What is (gone wrong) with me that I do not see the hoopoe? Or is he among the absentees

Corpus.Quran

And he inspected the birds and said Why Why not I see the hoopoe or is he from the absent

Bilal Muhammad 2018

And he looked over the birds and he said, “Why do I not see the hoopoe, or is it among the absentees

Bijan Moeinian

Once he summoned all birds in his army. When he took the attendance, he realized that the Hoopoe was absent

Bakhtiari Nejad

And he inspected the birds, then he said: “What is with me that I do not see the hoopoe, is he absent?

Arthur John Arberry

And he reviewed the birds; then he said, 'How is it with me, that I do not see the hoopoe? Or is he among the absent

Amatul Rahman Omar

And (once) he reviewed the birds and the (cavalry of) swift running horses and said, `How is it that I do not see (my officer named) Hudhud? Is he deliberately absent

Ali Ünal

(On another occasion) he inspected the birds and said: "How is it that I cannot see the hoopoe? Or is he among the absentees

Ali Quli Qara'i

[One day] he reviewed the birds, and said, ‘Why do I not see the hoopoe? Or is he absent?’

Aisha Bewley

He inspected the birds and said, ´How is it that I do not see the hoopoe? Or is it absent without leave?

Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)

And he reviewed the birds, that he said, 'what happened to me that I do not see the hoopoe (Hud-Hud)? Or he is really not present.

Ahmed Hulusi

Then (one day, Solomon) inspected the birds and said, “Why can’t I see Hoopoe... Is he lost?”

Ahmed Ali

When he reviewed the Tair, he said: "How is it I do not see Hud-hud? Is he absent

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

And he sought after the birds and said: what aileth me that I see not the hoopoe; is he among the absentees

Abdul Hye

He inspected the birds, and said: “What is the matter that I don’t see the hoopoe (old world bird) or is he among the absentees?

Abdel Haleem

Solomon inspected the birds and said, ‘Why do I not see the hoopoe? Is he absent