Surah Al-Waqi'ah (الواقعة) • The Inevitable

Quran 56:85

56:85

وَنَحْنُ أَقْرَبُ إِلَيْهِ مِنكُمْ وَلَـٰكِن لَّا تُبْصِرُونَ

wanaḥnu aqrabu ilayhi minkum walākin lā tub'ṣirūna

And We [i.e., Our angels] are nearer to him than you, but you do not see -

— Saheeh International

We are nearer to him than you, though you do not see Us-

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

But We (i.e. Our angels who take the soul) are nearer to him than you, but you see not, (Tafsir At-Tabarî)

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

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Word by Word

وَنَحْنُwanaḥnuAnd We
أَقْرَبُaqrabu(are) nearer
إِلَيْهِilayhito him
مِنكُمْminkumthan you
وَلَـٰكِنwalākinbut
لَّاlāyou (do) not see
تُبْصِرُونَtub'ṣirūnayou (do) not see