Surah 53 · verse 9

An-Najm 53:9

فَكَانَ قَابَ قَوْسَيْنِ أَوْ أَدْنَىٰ

fa-kana qaba qawsayn aw adna

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

Saheeh International translation

Context in the surah

ذُو مِرَّةٍ فَاسْتَوَىٰ

One of soundness. And he rose to [his] true form

وَهُوَ بِالْأُفُقِ الْأَعْلَىٰ

While he was in the higher [part of the] horizon.

ثُمَّ دَنَا فَتَدَلَّىٰ

Then he approached and descended

Verse 9

فَكَانَ قَابَ قَوْسَيْنِ أَوْ أَدْنَىٰ

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

فَأَوْحَىٰ إِلَىٰ عَبْدِهِ مَا أَوْحَىٰ

And he revealed to His Servant what he revealed.

مَا كَذَبَ الْفُؤَادُ مَا رَأَىٰ

The heart did not lie [about] what it saw.

أَفَتُمَارُونَهُ عَلَىٰ مَا يَرَىٰ

So will you dispute with him over what he saw?