فَكَانَ قَابَ قَوْسَيْنِ أَوْ أَدْنَىٰ
And was at a distance of two bow lengths or nearer.
fakāna qāba qawsayni aw adnā
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An-Najm · verse 9 of 62
Surah An-Najm, verse 9
Word by word
5 words1فَكَانَfakānaAnd was
2قَابَqāba(at) a distance
3قَوْسَيْنِqawsayni(of) two bow-(lengths)
4أَوْawor
5أَدْنَىٰadnānearer
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Read the whole surahوَهُوَ بِٱلْأُفُقِ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ
While he was in the higher [part of the] horizon.
ثُمَّ دَنَا فَتَدَلَّىٰ
Then he approached and descended
فَكَانَ قَابَ قَوْسَيْنِ أَوْ أَدْنَىٰ
And was at a distance of two bow lengths or nearer.
فَأَوْحَىٰٓ إِلَىٰ عَبْدِهِۦ مَآ أَوْحَىٰ
And he revealed to His Servant what he revealed [i.e., conveyed].
مَا كَذَبَ ٱلْفُؤَادُ مَا رَأَىٰٓ
The heart did not lie [about] what it saw.