an-Naml 27:20

AYAH an-Naml 27:20	27:21 <= Next ayah Prev ayah => 27:19
Search IslamAwakened: Did you notice? You can SEARCH IslamAwakened. Find a Problem? Broken link? Typo? Misaligned ayat? Please report it here: IslamAwakened on Facebook Your reports and suggestions help us give you a better site.

Arabic Source and Roman Transliteration

Arabic		وَتَفَقَّدَ الطَّيْرَ فَقَالَ مَا لِيَ لَا أَرَى الْهُدْهُدَ أَمْ كَانَ مِنَ الْغَائِبِين
Transliteration		Watafaqqada alttayra faqala ma liya la ara alhudhuda am kana mina algha-ibeena
Transliteration-2		watafaqqada l-ṭayra faqāla mā liya lā arā l-hud'huda am kāna mina l-ghāibīn
Word for Word Dr. Shehnaz Shaikh, Ms. Kauser Katri, and more		And he inspected the birds and said, "Why (for) me not I see the hoopoe or is he from the absent?

PLEASE

Help keep us online. Donate today. Click here:

Your support helps pay our hosting costs, and
- with a little bit extra -
lets us pay transcribers and proofreaders.
www.patreon.com/IslamAwakened
Thank you!

Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
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
M. M. Pickthall		And he sought among the birds and said: How is it that I see not the hoopoe, or is he among the 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
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
Wahiduddin Khan		Then Solomon inspected the birds, and said, How is it that I do not see the hoopoe? Is he absent then
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?
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?
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab		˹One day˺ he inspected the birds, and wondered, “Why is it that I cannot see the hoopoe? Or could he 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?
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?
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
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)		And he inspected the birds, then said: "Why do I not see the hoopoe, or is he among those absent"
Abdel Haleem		Solomon inspected the birds and said, ‘Why do I not see the hoopoe? 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
Ahmed Ali		When he reviewed the Tair, he said: "How is it I do not see Hud-hud? 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?
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?&rsquo
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
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 Sarwar		(Solomon) inspected the birds and said, "How is it that I cannot see the hoopoe. Is he absent
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
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
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
Farook Malik		He took a roll call of the birds and said: "I do not see the hoopoe, where is he? How could he be 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. 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
Talal A. Itani (new translation)		Then he inspected the birds, and said, 'Why do I not see the hoopoe? Or is he among 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
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad		And he inspected the birds, then he said: what is with me, I do not see hoopoe, is he absent
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)		And he looked over the birds and he said, “Why do I not see the hoopoe, or is it among the absentees
Musharraf Hussain		One day, whilst looking for a missing bird, Sulayman said: “Why can’t I see the Hoopoe? He’s absent?
[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?
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

Controversial, deprecated, or status undetermined works
Bijan Moeinian		Once he summoned all birds in his army. When he took the attendance, he realized that the Hoopoe was absent
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?&rdquo
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
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
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."
Sher Ali		And he reviewed the birds and said, `How is it that I do not see Hudhud? Is he deliberately absent
Rashad Khalifa		He inspected the birds, and noted: "Why do I not see the hoopoe? Why is he missing?
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.
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
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
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali		He inspected the birds, and said: "What is the matter that I see not the hoopoe? Or is he among the absentees

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works
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
Edward Henry Palmer		And he reviewed the birds, and said, 'How is it I see not the hoopoe? 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
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
N J Dawood (2014)		He inspected the birds and said: ‘Why is it that I do not see the lapwing? Is he not here

New and/or Partial Translations, and works in progress
Linda “iLHam” Barto		He reviewed the birds and said, “Why do I not see the hoopoe? Is he among those absent?
Sayyid Qutb		He inspected the birds and said: 'Why is it that I do not see the hoopoe? Is he among the absentees?
Ahmed Hulusi		Then (one day, Solomon) inspected the birds and said, “Why can’t I see Hoopoe... Is he lost?”
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli		And he reviewed the birds; then he said: �How is it with me that I do not see the hoopoe? Or is it that he is of the absentees?
Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur'an al-Karim		And he inspected the birds and took a muster of them, only to find one missing, he said: "Why do I not see the hoopoe or has he been among the absentees!" (A bird of the family upupidae especially the typical upupa epops, conspicuous by its variegated plumage and large erectile crest)
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?

AYAH an-Naml 27:20

27:21 <= Next ayah Prev ayah => 27:19

For feedback and comments please visit...
Join IslamAwakened on Facebook		Give us Feedback!

All copyrights are retained by the respective holders.

Share this verse on Facebook...