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| بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ |
| 1. [53:9] | Fakana qaba qawsayni aw adna |  فكان قاب قوسين أو أدنىفَكَانَ قَابَ قَوْسَيْنِ أَوْ أَدْنَى | |||||
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| Tahir ul Qadri | پھر (جلوۂ حق اور حبیبِ مکرّم صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم میں صرف) دو کمانوں کی مقدار فاصلہ رہ گیا یا (انتہائے قرب میں) اس سے بھی کم (ہو گیا) | ||||||
| Yousuf Ali | And was at a distance of but two bow-lengths or (even) nearer;
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| Ahmed Ali | پھر فاصلہ دو کمان کے برابر تھا یا اس سے بھی کم | ||||||
| Ahmed Raza Khan | تو اس جلوے اور اس محبوب میں دو ہاتھ کا فاصلہ رہا بلکہ اس سے بھی کم | ||||||
| Shabbir Ahmed | یہاں تک کہ ہوگیا برابر دوکمانوں کے یا اس سے بھی کم فاصلہ رہ گیا۔ | ||||||
| Fateh Muhammad Jalandhary | تو دو کمان کے فاصلے پر یا اس سے بھی کم | ||||||
| Mehmood Al Hassan | پھر رہ گیا فرق دو کمان کی برابر یا اس سے بھی نزدیک | ||||||
| Abul Ala Maududi | یہاں تک کہ دو کمانوں کے برابر یا اس سے کچھ کم فاصلہ رہ گیا | ||||||
| Farooq S. Khan | |||||||
| Mohammad Shaikh | |||||||
| Literal | So he was (a) short measure of length (of) two arm's/bow's (lengths) or nearer . | ||||||
| Yusuf Ali | And was at a distance of but two bow-lengths or (even) nearer; | ||||||
| Pickthal | Till he was (distant) two bows' length or even nearer, | ||||||
| Arberry | two bows' length away, or nearer, | ||||||
| Shakir | So he was the measure of two bows or closer still. | ||||||
| Sarwar | until he was as close to him as the distance of two bows, or even less. | ||||||
| H/K/Saheeh | And was at a distance of two bow lengths or nearer. | ||||||
| Malik | within the length of two bows or even closer,[9] | ||||||
| Maulana Ali** | So he was the measure of two bows or closer still. | ||||||
| Free Minds | Until he became as near as two bow-lengths or nearer. | ||||||
| Qaribullah | he was but two bows' length or even nearer, | ||||||
| George Sale | until He was at the distance of two bows length from him, or yet nearer: | ||||||
| JM Rodwell | And was at the distance of two bows, or even closer,- | ||||||
| Asad | until he was but two bow-lengths away, or even nearer. [This graphic "description" of the angel's approach, based on an ancient Arabian figure of speech, is meant to convey the idea that the Angel of Revelation became a clearly perceptible, almost tangible, presence.] | ||||||
| Khalifa** | Until He became as close as possible. | ||||||
| Hilali/Khan** | And was at a distance of two bows length or (even) nearer, | ||||||
| QXP Shabbir Ahemd** | Till he was but two bow-lengths away, or even closer. (The Divine Will and the will of the Messenger merged together, like the two of you join your bows as a bond of friendship (8:17)). | ||||||
| Farooq S. Khan | |||||||
| Mohammad Shaikh | |||||||
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| ** - Read with caution - These Translations, specially those which are marked here with **, are considered either incorrect, far-fetched, non-conforming or misleading. For all translations, care must be exercised for certain verses or an alternate translation should be considered. | |||||||
| Verse(s): 1 | Surah : 53 - An-Najm | Showing verse 9 of 62 in chapter 53 | |||||
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