فَكَانَ قَابَ قَوۡسَيۡنِ أَوۡ أَدۡنَىٰ ٩
And was at a distance of two bow lengths or nearer.
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- فَكَانَAnd wasfakāna
- قَابَ(at) a distanceqāba
- قَوۡسَيۡنِ(of) two bow-(lengths)qawsayni
- أَوۡoraw
- أَدۡنَىٰneareradnā
Tafsir
So his closeness to him was the distance of two bow lengths or even closer.
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran