Quran 56:85 — Al-Waaqia, verse 85
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
We are nearer to him than you, though you do not see Us-
وَنَحْنُ أَقْرَبُ إِلَيْهِ مِنْكُمْ وَلَـٰكِنْ لَا تُبْصِرُونَ
wanaḥnu aqrabu ilayhi minkum walākin lā tub'ṣirūna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- (And We are nigher him than you, but you do not see Us)
- Muhammad Asad
- and while We are closer to him than you, although you see [Us] not -:
- Sahih International
- And We [i.e., Our angels] are nearer to him than you, but you do not see -
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَنَحْنُwanaḥnu | And We | — |
| 2 | أَقْرَبُaqrabu | (are) nearer | قرب |
| 3 | إِلَيْهِilayhi | to him | — |
| 4 | مِنكُمْminkum | than you | — |
| 5 | وَلَـٰكِنwalākin | but | — |
| 6 | لَّاlā | you (do) not see | — |
| 7 | تُبْصِرُونَtub'ṣirūna | you (do) not see | بصر |