Surah An-Naml Ayat 20 (27:20) with Urdu & English Translation

Ayat 20 of Surah An-Naml (النمل), the 27th surah of the Holy Qur'an, which has 93 verses and was revealed in Makkah. Read this verse below in Arabic with Roman transliteration, English translation (Saheeh International) and Urdu translation (Fateh Muhammad Jalandhry), and listen to the recitation by Mishary Rashid Alafasy.

وَتَفَقَّدَ ٱلطَّيْرَ فَقَالَ مَا لِىَ لَآ أَرَى ٱلْهُدْهُدَ أَمْ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلْغَآئِبِينَ ﴿20﴾

Wa tafaqqadat taira faqaala maa liya laaa aral hud hud, am kaana minal ghaaa'ibeen

27:20. And he took attendance of the birds and said, "Why do I not see the hoopoe - or is he among the absent?

انہوں نے جانوروں کا جائزہ لیا تو کہنے لگے کیا سبب ہے کہ ہُدہُد نظر نہیں آتا۔ کیا کہیں غائب ہوگیا ہے؟

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Arabic text: Tanzil Project (Uthmani script). English translation: Saheeh International. Urdu translation: Fateh Muhammad Jalandhry. Recitation: Mishary Rashid Alafasy.

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