Surah 27 · Juz 19
An-Naml · 27:20
وَتَفَقَّدَ الطَّيْرَ فَقَالَ مَا لِيَ لَا أَرَى الْهُدْهُدَ أَمْ كَانَ مِنَ الْغَائِبِينَ
(20) And he took attendance of the birds and said, "Why do I not see the hoopoe - or is he among the absent?
Tafsir
20. And Solomon took attendance of the birds but did not see the hoopoe, so he said: “What is with me that I do not see the hoopoe? Has something stopped me seeing it or is it from the absentees?”
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