27:20
An-Naml 20
Surah An-Naml (النمل), verse 20 — reference 27:20. Arabic text with optional translation and free audio on Al-Qalam.
وَتَفَقَّدَ ٱلطَّيْرَ فَقَالَ مَا لِىَ لَآ أَرَى ٱلْهُدْهُدَ أَمْ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلْغَآئِبِينَ
watafaqqada l-ṭayra faqāla mā liya lā arā l-hud'huda am kāna mina l-ghāibīna
And he took attendance of the birds and said, "Why do I not see the hoopoe - or is he among the absent?