سُوْرَةُ النَّمْلِ
Surah An-Naml (27) — Ayah 20
وَتَفَقَّدَ ٱلطَّيْرَ فَقَالَ مَا لِىَ لَآ أَرَى ٱلْهُدْهُدَ أَمْ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلْغَآئِبِينَ ﴿20﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
He inspected the birds, and said: "What is the matter that I see not the hoopoe? Or is he among the absentees?
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَتَفَقَّدَ
watafaqqada
And he inspected
ٱلطَّيْرَ
l-ṭayra
the birds
فَقَالَ
faqāla
and said
مَا
mā
Why
لِىَ
liya
Why
لَآ
lā
not
أَرَى
arā
I see
ٱلْهُدْهُدَ
l-hud'huda
the hoopoe
أَمْ
am
or
كَانَ
kāna
is he
مِنَ
mina
from
ٱلْغَآئِبِينَ
l-ghāibīna
the absent
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
20-1. That is, either it exists but I cannot see it, or it is not present here at all.
