Ayah an-Najm (The Star) 53:8

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Muhammad Asad

and then drew near, and came close

Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali

Thereafter he (came) within reach, then hung suspended

Safi Kaskas

Then he drew near coming down

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Arabic

ثُمَّ دَنَا فَتَدَلَّىٰ ۝٨

Transliteration (2021)

thumma danā fatadall

Word for Word
Dr. Shehnaz Shaikh, Ms. Kauser Katri, and more

Then he approached and came down,

Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning

Muhammad Asad

and then drew near, and came close

M. M. Pickthall

Then he drew nigh and came down

Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)

Then he approached and came closer

The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab

then he approached ˹the Prophet˺, coming so close

Safi Kaskas

Then he drew near coming down

Wahiduddin Khan

then came down clos

Shakir

Then he drew near, then he bowe

Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar

Again, he came to pass near and hung suspended

T.B.Irving

Then he approached and came right down,

Abdul Hye

then he (Gabriel) approached and came closer

The Study Quran

Then he drew nigh and came close

Talal Itani & AI (2024)

Then he approached and descended.

Talal Itani (2012)

Then he came near, and hovered around

Dr. Kamal Omar

afterwards he came closer, then became face to face

M. Farook Malik

then he drew near, coming close

Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali

Thereafter he (came) within reach, then hung suspended

Muhammad Sarwar

He (Gabriel) then came nearer and nearer

Muhammad Taqi Usmani

Then he drew near, and came down

Shabbir Ahmed

Of human wisdom and knowledge as he drew near and approached (the point where the human intellect comes to a halt)

Dr. Munir Munshey

He then, came closer and hovered

Syed Vickar Ahamed

Then he approached (nearer) and came closer

Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)

Then he approached and descende

[The Monotheist Group] (2017 Edition)

Then he drew nearer by moving down.

Abdel Haleem

and then approached––coming down

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

Thereafter he drew nigh, then he let himself down

Ahmed Ali

Then he drew near and drew close

Aisha Bewley

Then he drew near and hung suspended.

Ali Ünal

Then, he drew near and came close

Ali Quli Qara'i

Then he drew nearer and nearer

Hamid S. Aziz

Then he drew near, and descende

Ali Bakhtiari Nejad

then he came closer, and he came down

A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)

Then he approached and came closer

Musharraf Hussain

Then they drew near, very near.

Maududi

Then he drew near and hung above suspended

[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)

Then he drew nearer by moving down.

Mohammad Shafi

Then he drew near, and came down

Controversial or status undetermined works

Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)

Then that splendid sight drew nearer, then he came close well.

Rashad Khalifa

He drew nearer by moving down.

Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah

then he drew near, and became clos

Maulana Muhammad Ali

Then he drew near, drew nearer yet

Muhammad Ahmed & Samira

Then he neared, so he lowered/dropped

Bijan Moeinian

the farest point.

Faridul Haque

Then the Spectacle became closer, and came down in full view

Sher Ali

Then the Prophet drew near to ALLAH; then ALLAH leaned down towards him

Edip Yuksel

Then he drew nearer by moving down.

Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri

Then He (the Lord of Honour) drew closer (to His Beloved Muhammad [blessings and peace be upon him]) and then drew even closer.

Amatul Rahman Omar

Then he drew near to Him and afterwards he descended (to mankind, for their guidance)

Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali

Then he (Jibrael (Gabriel)) approached and came closer

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works

Arthur John Arberry

then drew near and suspended hung

George Sale

Afterwards He approached the prophet, and drew near unto him

Edward Henry Palmer

Then drew he near and hovered o'er

John Medows Rodwell

Then came he nearer and approached

N J Dawood (2014)

then, drawing near

New, Partial, or In Progress Translations

Saeed Malik

Then he drew near, and came right down

Shuaib Abdullahi

then (Thumma) he (G) drew nearer (Danaa) and (Fa) dangled (Tadallaa),

Fode Drame

Then he drew near and lowered down.

Munir Mezyed

Then he approached and came down.

Sahib Mustaqim Bleher

Then he approached and came down.

Linda “iLHam” Barto

He then approached and came closer…

Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation

then he came near and descended

Irving & Mohamed Hegab

Then he approached and came right down,

Samy Mahdy

Then he came near, so he hanged down.

Ali Quli Qarai

Then he drew nearer and nearer

Ahmed Hulusi

The he approached and descended (externality transformed into internality).

Safiur Rahman Mubarakpuri

Then he approached and came closer,

A. S. Mohamed

Then he moved down and hung suspended.

Mir Aneesuddin

Then he came near and he came down

Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur‘an al-Karim

Then when he moved down toward the visible horizon and came closer and closer

The Wise Quran Project

Then he drew near and he approached,

Obsolete and/or older editions

Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)

Then he approached and came closer

OLD Literal Word for Word

Then he approached and came down

OLD Transliteration

Thumma dana fatadalla

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