(9) And was at a distance of two bow lengths or nearer.
الترجمة الإنجليزية - صحيح انترناشونال
9. And was at a distance of two bows’ length or (even) nearer.
الترجمة الإنجليزية
فَكَانَ قَابَ قَوۡسَيۡنِ أَوۡ أَدۡنَىٰ
So he was at two bows (distance) or (even) closer (still).
Dr. Ghali - English translation
فَكَانَ قَابَ قَوۡسَيۡنِ أَوۡ أَدۡنَىٰ
And was at a distance of two bows' length or (even) nearer,
Muhsin Khan - English translation
فَكَانَ قَابَ قَوۡسَيۡنِ أَوۡ أَدۡنَىٰ
Till he was (distant) two bows' length or even nearer,
Pickthall - English translation
فَكَانَ قَابَ قَوۡسَيۡنِ أَوۡ أَدۡنَىٰ
And was at a distance of but two bow-lengths or (even) nearer;
Yusuf Ali - English translation
فَكَانَ قَابَ قَوۡسَيۡنِ أَوۡ أَدۡنَىٰ
And was at a distance of two bow lengths or nearer.
Sahih International - English translation
فَكَانَ قَابَ قَوۡسَيۡنِ أَوۡ أَدۡنَىٰ
(53:9) until he was two bows' length away, or nearer.8
Abul Ala Maududi(With tafsir) - English translation
فَكَانَ قَابَ قَوۡسَيۡنِ أَوۡ أَدۡنَىٰ
until he was two bow-lengths away or even closer––
Abdul Haleem - English translation
فَكَانَ قَابَ قَوۡسَيۡنِ أَوۡ أَدۡنَىٰ
so as he was at a distance like that of two bows (joined together), rather even nearer.
Mufti Taqi Usmani - English translation
فَكَانَ قَابَ قَوۡسَيۡنِ أَوۡ أَدۡنَىٰ
that he was only two arms-lengths away or even less.
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran - English translation
فَكَانَ قَابَ قَوۡسَيۡنِ أَوۡ أَدۡنَىٰ
that he was only two arms-lengths away or even less.1
Dr. Mustafa Khattab - English translation
until he was only two bow-lengths away or even closer.
الترجمة الإنجليزية - مركز رواد الترجمة
9. So his closeness to him was the distance of two bow lengths or even closer.
الترجمة الإنجليزية للمختصر في تفسير القرآن الكريم
until he was two bow-lengths away, or even closer,
ترجمة معاني القرآن الكريم - عادل صلاحي