Abdel Haleem
Solomon inspected the birds and said, ‘Why do I not see the hoopoe? Is he absent
Ahmed Ali
When he reviewed the Tair, he said: "How is it I do not see Hud-hud? Is he absent
Rashad Khalifa
He inspected the birds, and noted: "Why do I not see the hoopoe? Why is he missing?
Corpus.Quran
And he inspected the birds and said Why Why not I see the hoopoe or is he from the absent
Linda "iLham" Barto
He reviewed the birds and said, “Why do I not see the hoopoe? Is he among those absent?
Ahmed Hulusi
Then (one day, Solomon) inspected the birds and said, “Why can’t I see Hoopoe... Is he lost?”
The Wise Quran
And he reviewed the birds, and said, 'Why do I not see the hoopoe? Or is he among the absent?
George Sale
And he viewed the birds, and said, what is the reason that I see not the lapwing? Is she absent
N J Dawood 2014
He inspected the birds and said: ‘Why is it that I do not see the lapwing? Is he not here
[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?
Muhammad Sarwar
(Solomon) inspected the birds and said, "How is it that I cannot see the hoopoe. Is he 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
Sher Ali
And he reviewed the birds and said, `How is it that I do not see Hudhud? Is he deliberately 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
Mustaqim
Then he inspected the birds and said: how come I don´t see the hoopoe (Hudhud) or is he absent?
Talal Itani (2012)
Then he inspected the birds, and said, 'Why do I not see 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
Bakhtiari Nejad
And he inspected the birds, then he said: “What is with me that I do not 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
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
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
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
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
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
Bijan Moeinian
Once he summoned all birds in his army. When he took the attendance, he realized that the Hoopoe was absent
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?
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
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?
Safi Kaskas
[One day] he inspected the birds and said, "Why do I not see the hoopoe, or is he absent without permission?
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?
MunirMezyed2023
He inspected the birds and said: "How is it that I don’t see the hoopoe here? Or is it among the absentees?
Aisha Bewley
He inspected the birds and said, ´How is it that I do not see the hoopoe? Or is it absent without leave?
Ali Quli Qara'i
[One day] he reviewed the birds, and said, ‘Why do I not see the hoopoe? Or is he 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?
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?
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
Hilali - Khan
He inspected the birds, and said: "What is the matter that I see not the hoopoe? Or is he among the absentees
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
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
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?
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?
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
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
Musharraf Hussain
One day, whilst looking for a missing bird, Sulayman said: “Why can’t I see the Hoopoe? He’s absent?
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?
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?
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?
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
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
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.
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?"
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
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
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?”
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
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
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
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
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
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
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."