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Surah Al-Wâqi‘ah 56:85

The Great Event · Verse 85 of 96

وَنَحْنُ أَقْرَبُ إِلَيْهِ مِنْكُمْ وَلَٰكِنْ لَا تُبْصِرُونَ

Abdul Mannan Omar

And (when) We are nearer to him than you, though you do not see.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

But We are nearer to him than ye, and yet see not,-

Ahmed Ali

We are closer to him than you, even though you cannot see?

12 more translations

Ali Unal

And while We are nearer to him (the dying human) than you are, but you do not see (that) –

Daryabadi

And We are nigher Unto him than ye are, but ye behold not-

Faridul Haque

And We are nearer to him than you are, but you cannot see.

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And We are nearer to it than you, but you see not --

Maulvi Sher Ali

And WE are nearer to him than you, but you see not -

Muhammad Asad

and while We are closer to him than you, although you see [Us] not -:

Muhammad Musin Khan

But We (i.e. Our angels who take the soul) are nearer to him than you, but you see not,

Muhammad Pickthall

- And We are nearer unto him than ye are, but ye see not -

Muhammad Sarwar

We are closer to him than you, but you cannot see.

Muhammed ali Shakir

And We are nearer to it than you, but you do not see--

Rashad Khalifa

We are closer to it than you are, but you do not see.

Shabbir Ahmed

And We are closer to him (the dying person) than you are, although you see not.