53:9
فَكَانَ قَابَ قَوْسَيْنِ أَوْ أَدْنَىٰ
Transliteration:
Fakana qaba qawsayni aw adna
Word by Word:
And was (at) a distance (of) two bow-(lengths) or nearer.
Translations:
until he was but two bow-lengths away, or even nearer.
And was at a distance of but two bow-lengths or (even) nearer;
Till he was (distant) two bows' length or even nearer,
So he was the measure of two bows or closer still.
And was at a distance of two bow lengths or nearer.