But he did not stay for long. He said, “I have learnt something you did not know. I have come to you from Sheba, with reliable information.
An-Naml 27:22
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فَمَكَثَ غَيْرَ بَعِيدٍ فَقَالَ أَحَطْتُ بِمَا لَمْ تُحِطْ بِهِ وَجِئْتُكَ مِنْ سَبَإٍ بِنَبَإٍ يَقِينٍ
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But he did not stay for long. He said, “I have learnt something you did not know. I have come to you from Sheba, with reliable information.
But the hoopoe didn't stay away long. He came back and said, "I know something you don't know. I've come to you from Sheba with important news."
But the hoopoe didn't stay away long. He came back and said, "I've learned something you don't know, and I've brought you certain news from Sheba."
But he stayed not long and said, “I have encompassed what you have not encompassed, and I have come to you from Sheba with certain news.
But he did not stay away for long. He said, “I have learned something you did not know. I have come to you from Sheba, with reliable information.
But he did not stay away for long. He said, “I have learned something you did not know. I have come to you from Sheba, with reliable information.
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.
But the hoopoe stayed not long: he (came up and) said: "I have grasped (the knowledge of a thing) which you have not grasped and I have come to you from Saba’ (Sheba) with true news.
It was not long before the hoopoe came and said, “I have learned something that you do not know; I come to you from Sheba with sure news.
But the Hoopoe tarried not far: he (came up and) said: "I have compassed (territory) which thou hast not compassed, and I have come to thee from Saba with tidings true.
But he was not long in coming, and he said: I have found out (a thing) that thou apprehendest not, and I come unto thee from Sheba with sure tidings.
But he was not long in coming, and said, "I have learnt something you did not know. I have come to you from Sheba with reliable news.
Not before long the hoopoe came up and said: "I have obtained a knowledge which you could not. I have brought for you sure news about Sheba.
He did not stay for long [before he turned up] and said, ‘I have alighted on something which you have not alighted on, and I have brought you from Sheba a definite report.
Famakatha ghayra baAAeedin faqala ahattu bima lam tuhit bihi wajituka min sabain binabain yaqeenin