Surah An-Naml — Ayah 20 (27:20)
وَتَفَقَّدَ ٱلطَّيۡرَ فَقَالَ مَالِيَ لَآ أَرَى ٱلۡهُدۡهُدَ أَمۡ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلۡغَآئِبِينَ ٢٠
English translation (Saheeh International)
And he took attendance of the birds and said, "Why do I not see the hoopoe - or is he among the absent?
Brief commentary
And Solomon took attendance of the birds but did not see the hoopoe, so he said: “What is with me that I do not see the hoopoe? Has something stopped me seeing it or is it from the absentees?”