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Quran 27:20

Surah An-Naml (The Ant), verse 20 of 93 · Juz 19

وَتَفَقَّدَ ٱلطَّيْرَ فَقَالَ مَا لِىَ لَآ أَرَى ٱلْهُدْهُدَ أَمْ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلْغَآئِبِينَ

Translations of Quran 27:20
EnglishTalal Itani

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

EnglishPickthall, 1930

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

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Bir de kuşları teftiş etti de bana dedi: ne oluyor hüdhüdü görmüyorum? Yoksa gaiblere mi karıştı?

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Il passa en revue l’armée des oiseaux, et dit : Pourquoi ne vois-je pas ici la huppe ? Est-elle absente ?

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

En hij zag de vogelen en hij zeide: Wat is de reden dat ik de kievit niet zie? Is hij afwezig?

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Egli passò in rivista gli augelli, e disse: Perchè non veggo qui l’upupa? perchè manca?

Arabic: Tanzil Project. English: Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com. Other translations: public domain editions, listed in Sources.