Surah Al-Waqi'a 56:85 — translation and meaning

الواقعة · Verse 85 / 96 · Page 537

وَنَحْنُ أَقْرَبُ إِلَيْهِ مِنكُمْ وَلَكِن لَّا تُبْصِرُونَ

Word by Word

وَنَحْنُ
wanahnu
And We
أَقْرَبُ
aqrabu
(are) nearer
إِلَيْهِ
ilayhi
to him
مِنكُمْ
minkum
than you
وَلَكِن
walakin
but
لَّا
la
you (do) not see
تُبْصِرُونَ
tub'siruna
you (do) not see

Transliteration

Wa nahnu aqrabu ilaihi minkum wa laakil laa tubsiroon

Translation

And Our angels are nearer to him than you, but you do not see -

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

whilst My angels are closer to the dying person than you are, but you do not see them...

Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.

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