Surah 27. An-Naml, Ayah 20
| وَتَفَقَّدَ الطَّيْرَ فَقَالَ مَا لِيَ لَا أَرَى الْهُدْهُدَ أَمْ كَانَ مِنَ الْغَائِبِينَ |
| Transliteration | : | wa- tafaqqada at.- t.ayr fa- qaala maa li- -y laa araa al- hudhud 'am kaana min al- ghaa'iben |
| Pickthall | : | And he sought among the birds and said: How is it that I see not the hoopoe, or is he among the absent? |
| 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? |
| 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? |
| Yusuf Ali | : | 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? 3262 |
Note - 3262Solomon was no idle or easy-going king. He kept all his
organisation strictly up to the mark, both his armies
literally and his forces (metaphorically). His most
mobile arm was the Birds, who were light on the wing and
flew and saw everything like efficient scouts. One day he
missed the Hoopoe in his muster. The Hoopoe is a light,
graceful creature, with elegant plumage of many colours,
and a beautiful yellow crest on his head, which entities
him to be called a royal bird.
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Solomon was no idle or easy-going king. He kept all his organisation strictly up to the mark, both his armies literally and his forces (metaphorically). His most mobile arm was the Birds, who were light on the wing and flew and saw everything like efficient scouts. One day he missed the Hoopoe in his muster. The Hoopoe is a light, graceful creature, with elegant plumage of many colours, and a beautiful yellow crest on his head, which entities him to be called a royal bird. |
