Surah An-Najm 53:9 — translation and meaning
النجم · Verse 9 / 62 · Page 526
فَكَانَ قَابَ قَوْسَيْنِ أَوْ أَدْنَى
Word by Word
فَكَانَ
fakana
And was
قَابَ
qaba
(at) a distance
قَوْسَيْنِ
qawsayni
(of) two bow-(lengths)
أَوْ
aw
or
أَدْنَى
adna
nearer
Transliteration
Fakaana qaaba qawsaini aw adnaa
Translation
And was at a distance of two bow lengths or nearer.
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
So his closeness to him was the distance of two bow lengths or even closer.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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