وَتَفَقَّدَ And he inspected watafaqqada the birds l-ṭayra and said faqāla Why mā Why liya not lā I see arā the hoopoe l-hud'huda or am is he kāna from mina the absent l-ghāibīna
And he took attendance of the birds and said, "Why do I not see the hoopoe - or is he among the absent?
لَأُعَذِّبَنَّهُۥ I will surely punish him la-uʿadhibannahu (with) a punishment ʿadhāban severe shadīdan or aw I will surely slaughter him laādh'baḥannahu unless aw he brings me layatiyannī a reason bisul'ṭānin clear mubīnin
I will surely punish him with a severe punishment or slaughter him unless he brings me clear authorization."