Surah An-Naml, ayah 20
وَتَفَقَّدَ ٱلطَّيْرَ فَقَالَ مَا لِىَ لَآ أَرَى ٱلْهُدْهُدَ أَمْ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلْغَآئِبِينَ
And he took attendance of the birds and said, "Why do I not see the hoopoe - or is he among the absent?
An-Naml · 27:20
Word by word
- وَتَفَقَّدَwatafaqqadaAnd he inspected
- ٱلطَّيْرَl-ṭayrathe birds
- فَقَالَfaqālaand said
- مَاmāWhy
- لِىَliyaWhy
- لَآlānot
- أَرَىarāI see
- ٱلْهُدْهُدَl-hud'hudathe hoopoe
- أَمْamor
- كَانَkānais he
- مِنَminafrom
- ٱلْغَآئِبِينَl-ghāibīnathe absent
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