Surah An-Najm (النجم) • The Star

Quran 53:9

53:9

فَكَانَ قَابَ قَوْسَيْنِ أَوْ أَدْنَىٰ

fakāna qāba qawsayni aw adnā

And was at a distance of two bow lengths or nearer.

— Saheeh International

until he was two bow-lengths away or even closer––

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

And was at a distance of two bows’ length or (even) nearer.

— Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali

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Word by Word

فَكَانَfakānaAnd was
قَابَqāba(at) a distance
قَوْسَيْنِqawsayni(of) two bow-(lengths)
أَوْawor
أَدْنَىٰadnānearer