An-Najm 53:9
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فَكَانَ قَابَ قَوْسَيْنِ أَوْ أَدْنَىٰ
Fakana qaba qawsayni aw adna
"And was at a distance of two bow lengths or nearer."
Saheeh International translation
Recitation by Mishary Alafasy
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Other English translations
Abdel Haleem (Oxford)+
"until he was two bow-lengths away or even closer––"
Pickthall (classic)+
"Till he was (distant) two bows' length or even nearer,"
Yusuf Ali (classic)+
"And was at a distance of but two bow-lengths or (even) nearer;"