فَكَانَ قَابَ قَوْسَيْنِ أَوْ أَدْنَى

Popular Translations

Muhammad Asad

until he was but two bow-lengths away, or even nearer

Arthur John Arberry

two bows' length away, or nearer

Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)

And was at a distance of but two bow-lengths or (even) nearer

Arabic

فَكَانَ قَابَ قَوْسَيْنِ أَوْ أَدْنَىٰ ۝٩

Transliteration

fakāna qāba qawsayni aw adn