Surah An-Naml 27:22

The Ant · Verse 22 of 93 · Juz 19 · Page 378

فَمَكَثَ غَيْرَ بَعِيدٍ فَقَالَ أَحَطتُ بِمَا لَمْ تُحِطْ بِهِۦ وَجِئْتُكَ مِن سَبَإٍۭ بِنَبَإٍ يَقِينٍ

But he [i.e., the hoopoe] stayed not long and said, "I have encompassed [in knowledge] that which you have not encompassed, and I have come to you from Sheba with certain news.

Translation: Saheeh International

Tafsir

But he did not remain read fa-makutha or fa-makatha long in absence in other words he was away only for a short while and came to Solomon humbly with his head up and his wings and tail lowered. …

Excerpt from Tafsir al-Jalalayn, commentary on 27:22, via Quran.com. The reader has the full commentary and 9 more tafsirs.