Quran 27:22 Word by Word & Translations

27:22 Word by Word (2021)

So he stayed not long, and he said, "I have encompassed that which not you have encompassed it, and I have come to you from Saba with news certain.


27:22 Arabic

فَمَكَثَ غَيْرَ بَعِيدٍ فَقَالَ أَحَطتُ بِمَا لَمْ تُحِطْ بِهِۦ وَجِئْتُكَ مِن سَبَإٍۭ بِنَبَإٍ يَقِينٍ

27:22 Transliteration

Famakatha ghayra baAAeedin faqala ahattu bima lam tuhit bihi waji/tuka min saba-in binaba-in yaqeenin
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
But the hoopoe did not stay away long, then he said: "I have seen what you do not know, and I have come to you from Sheba with news which is certain.
Abdel Haleem
But the hoopoe did not stay away long: he came and said, ‘I have learned something you did not know: I come to you from Sheba with firm news
Abdul Hye
But he (the hoopoe) did not stay long, he (came up and) said: “I have just found (the knowledge of a thing) which you have not found. I have come to you from Sheba with true news.
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
Buthe tarried not far, and he said: I have encompassed that which thou hast- not encompassed, and I come unto thee from Saba with a tidings sure
Ahmed Ali
But he was not long in coming, and reported: "I have been around where you have not been. I come from Saba with positive news
Ahmed Hulusi
Then (Hoopoe) came shortly after and said, “I saw something you do not know and I have come to you with reliable news from Sheba.”
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
Then the hoopoe (Hud-Hud) did not stay long and he came and said, 'I have seen that which you have not seen and I have brought to you a certain news from the city of Saba.
Aisha Bewley
However, it was not long delayed, and then it said, ´I have comprehended something you have not and bring you accurate intelligence from Sheba.
Ali Ünal
Before long the hoopoe came up and said: "I have obtained (some important information) which you do not have, and have come to you from Sheba with reliable news
Ali Quli Qara'i
He did not stay for long [before he turned up] and said, ‘I have alighted on something which you have not alighted on, and I have brought you from Sheba a definite report
Amatul Rahman Omar
But he (- Solomon) had not to wait long (before Hudhud came) and said, `I have acquired that information which you do not possess. I have come to you from (the territory of a Yemanite tribe) Saba' with sure and important news (to tell)
Arthur John Arberry
But he tarried not long, and said, 'I have comprehended that which thou hast not comprehended, and I have come from Sheba to thee with a sure tiding
Bakhtiari Nejad
So, he (the hoopoe) stayed (away) not too long, then he said: “I found out what you did not know it, and I brought you confirmed news from Sheba.
Bijan Moeinian
It did not take a long when Hoopoe arrived saying: “I have been to the land of Sheba and you do not know what is going on there.”
Bilal Muhammad 2018
But the hoopoe had not gone far. It approached him and said, “I have compassed territory which you have not compassed, and I have come to you from Sheba with certain findings
Corpus.Quran
So he stayed not long and he said I have encompassed that which not you have encompassed it and I have come to you from Saba with news certain
Dr. Kamal Omar
But (the hoopoe) tarried not long. So (he came back and) said: “I have surveyed what you survey not thereof. And I have returned to you from (the head of statedom of) Saba with an authentic information
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
But it was not long in coming. Then, it said: I comprehended what thou hast not comprehended of it. And I drew near thee from Sheba with certain tidings.
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
It was only for a little while that he stayed (outside), then he (appeared and) said: ‘I have come to know a thing that is (perhaps) not in your knowledge, and I have brought you from (the land of) Saba (Sheba) a sure and true piece of news
Dr. Munir Munshey
The swan did not stay (absent) for long. He said, "I have come across certain facts about which you know nothing. I bring you a reliable account from the land of Saba."
Edward Henry Palmer
And he tarried not long, and said, 'I have compassed what ye compassed not; for I bring you from Seba a sure information
Faridul Haque
So Hudhud did not stay absent for long, and presenting himself submitted, “I have witnessed a matter that your majesty has not seen, and I have brought definite information to you from the city of Saba.”
Fode Drame
But he did not tarry for long and he said [when he arrived], “I have encompassed [in knowledge] that which you [Solomon] have not encompassed and I have come to you from Sheba with an ascertained news.
George Sale
And she tarried not long before she presented herself unto Solomon, and said, I have viewed a country which thou hast not viewed; and I come unto thee from Saba, with a certain piece of news
Hamid S. Aziz
But he was not long in coming, and said, "I have compassed (covered territory or found out) what you compassed (covered or understood) not; for I come unto you from Sheba with sure information
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
He was not long in coming, and said: 'I know what you do not know. I come to you from Sheba with certain news
Hilali - Khan
But the hoopoe stayed not long, he (came up and) said: "I have grasped (the knowledge of a thing) which you have not grasped and I have come to you from Saba (Sheba) with true news
Irving/Hegab
It was not long in coming, and said: "I have just acquired some information you have not picked up, for I bring you reliable news from Sheba.
John Medows Rodwell
Nor tarried it long ere it came and said, "I have gained the knowledge that thou knowest not, and with sure tidings have I come to thee from Saba
Linda "iLham" Barto
(The hoopoe) did not tarry long. He said, “I have learned something you have not known. I have come to you from Sheba with accurate news.
Maududi
Not before long the hoopoe came up and said: "I have obtained a knowledge which you could not. I have brought for you sure news about Sheba
Maulana Muhammad Ali
And he tarried not long, then said: I have compassed that which thou has not compassed and I have come to thee from Saba’ with sure information -
Mir Aneesuddin
So without making (him) wait for long (the hoopoe came) and said, "I have acquired (knowledge) of that which you do not know, and I bring to you true news from Saba.
Mohammad Shafi
And when the bird registered its presence before long, it said, "I have covered something which you have not. And I have come to you from Sheba with reliable information!"
Muhammad Ahmed - Samira
So it waited/remained not far/distant, so it said: "I became aware/enveloped with what you did not become aware (of)/envelope with it, and I came to you from Sheba with sure/certain news/information."
Muhammad Asad
But [the hoopoe] tarried but a short while; and [when it came] it said: “I have encompassed [with my knowledge] something that thou hast never yet encompassed [with thine] - for I have come to thee from Sheba with a tiding sure
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
Yet he stayed (a while) without being far away, then said, "I have encompassed that which you have not encompassed, and I have come from Saba? to you with a tiding of certitude
Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall
But he was not long in coming, and he said: I have found out (a thing) that thou apprehendest not, and I come unto thee from Sheba with sure tidings
Muhammad Sarwar
Not long after the hoopoe came forward and said, "I have information which you do not have. I have come from the land of Sheba with a true report
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
Then the hoopoe did not take long and said (to Sulaiman), .I have discovered what you did not, and have brought to you a sure information from Saba‘ (Sheba)
Munir Mezyed
However, the hoopoe has not tarried too long. (After returning), it said: “I have compassed which you have not compassed; and I have come to you from Saba’ with true news.”
MunirMezyed2023
However, the hoopoe has not tarried too long. (After returning), it said: “I have compassed which you have not compassed. And I have come to you from Saba with true news.”
Musharraf Hussain
The hoopoe did not stay away for long; he returned and said, “I know of something that you don’t, and I bring you an accurate report from Sheba.
Mustafa Khattab 2018
It was not long before the bird came and said, “I have found out something you do not know. I have just come to you from Sheba with sure news.
Mustaqim
But he wasn´t far off and said: I discovered what you had not discovered and brought you from Sheba (Saba´) reliable information.
N J Dawood 2014
The bird, who was not long in coming, said: ‘Things have come to my knowledge that are unknown to you. With truthful news I come to you from Sheba
Rashad Khalifa
He did not wait for long. (The hoopoe) said, "I have news that you do not have. I brought to you from Sheba, some important information.
Safi Kaskas
But the hoopoe did not stay away for long. It said, "I learned something that you do not know, and I have brought you news from Sheba.
Samy Mahdy
So, it did not bide there for far. So, it said, “I have encompassed, by what you have not encompassed, and I have brought you from Sheba with a certain news.
Shabbir Ahmed
But before lon
Shakir
And he tarried not long, then said: I comprehend that which you do not comprehend and I have brought to you a sure information from Sheba
Sher Ali
And he did not tarry long before Hudhud came and said, `I have acquired knowledge of that of which thou hast no knowledge; and I have come to thee from Saba' with sure tidings
Syed Vickar Ahamed
But (the Hoopoe) did not stay behind too far: He (approached Sulaiman and) said: "I have traveled (through lands) where you have not gone and I have come to you from Saba (Sheba) with true (and correct) news
T.B.Irving
It was not long in coming, and said: "I have just acquired some information you have not picked up, for I bring you reliable news from Sheba.
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
But he didn’t take long to return and said, “I have discovered what you didn’t know. I’ve come to you from Sheba with certain news.
Talal Itani (2012)
But he did not stay for long. He said, 'I have learnt something you did not know. I have come to you from Sheba, with reliable information
The Study Quran
But he tarried not long, and said, “I have comprehended that which thou hast not comprehended, and I bring you a sure report from Sheba
The Wise Quran
And he tarried not long, and said, 'I have comprehended that which you have not comprehended; for I bring you from Sheba a sure information:
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)
But the hoopoe stayed not long and said, "I have encompassed [in knowledge] that which you have not encompassed, and I have come to you from Sheba with certain news
Wahiduddin Khan
But he was not long in coming, and said, I have learnt something you did not know. I have come to you from Sheba with reliable news
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
But the Hoopoe tarried not far: he (came up and) said: "I have compassed (territory) which thou hast not compassed, and I have come to thee from Saba with tidings true