وَتَفَقَّدَ ٱلطَّيْرَ فَقَالَ مَا لِىَ لَآ أَرَى ٱلْهُدْهُدَ أَمْ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلْغَآئِبِينَ
وَتَفَقَّدَ الطَّيرَ فَقالَ ما لِيَ لا أَرَى الهُدهُدَ أَم كانَ مِنَ الغائِبينَ
When he reviewed the Tair, he said: "How is it I do not see Hud-hud? Is he absent?
And he surveyed the birds – he therefore said, “What is to me that I do not see the Hudhud (hoopoe), or is he really absent?”
And he reviewed the birds; then he said, 'How is it with me, that I do not see the hoopoe? Or is he among the absent?
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?
And he sought after the birds and said: what aileth me that I see not the hoopoe; is he among the absentees?
He inspected the birds, and said: "What is the matter that I see not the hoopoe? Or is he among the absentees?
Then he inspected the birds, and said, “Why do I not see the hoopoe? Or is he among the absentees?
(On another occasion) Solomon inspected the birds and said: "Why is it that I do not see the hoopoe? Is he among the absentees?
He inspected the birds, and said: "What is the matter that I see not the hoopoe Or is he among the absentees"
And he sought among the birds and said: How is it that I see not the hoopoe, or is he among the absent?
[One day] he reviewed the birds, and said, ‘Why do I not see the hoopoe? Or is he absent?’
He reviewed the birds and said: 'Why is it that I do not see the hoopoe here? Or is he among the absent?
And he took attendance of the birds and said, "Why do I not see the hoopoe - or is he among the absent?
(Solomon) inspected the birds and said, "How is it that I cannot see the hoopoe. Is he absent?
And he reviewed the birds, then said: How is it I see not the hoopoe or is it that he is of the absentees?
Then Solomon inspected the birds, and said, "How is it that I do not see the hoopoe? Is he absent then?
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?