[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
Then he drew nearer by moving down.
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
Then he approached and came closer
Wahiduddin Khan
then came down clos
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)
Then he approached and descende
The Wise Quran
Then he drew near and came down.
The Study Quran
Then he drew nigh and came close
Talal Itani (2012)
Then he came near, and hovered around
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
Then he approached and descended.
T.B.Irving
Then he approached and came right down,
Syed Vickar Ahamed
Then he approached (nearer) and came closer
Sher Ali
Then the Prophet drew near to ALLAH; then ALLAH leaned down towards him
Shakir
Then he drew near, then he bowe
Shabbir Ahmed
Of human wisdom and knowledge as he drew near and approached (the point where the human intellect comes to a halt)
Samy Mahdy
Then he came near, so he hanged down.
Safi Kaskas
Then he drew near coming down
Rashad Khalifa
He drew nearer by moving down.
N J Dawood 2014
then, drawing near
Mustaqim
Then he approached and came down.
Mustafa Khattab 2018
then he approached ˹the Prophet˺, coming so close
Musharraf Hussain
Then they drew near, very near.
MunirMezyed2023
Then he approached and came down.
Munir Mezyed
Then he approached and came down.
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
Then he drew near, and came down
Muhammad Sarwar
He (Gabriel) then came nearer and nearer
Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall
Then he drew nigh and came dow
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
Thereafter he (came) within reach, then hung suspended
Muhammad Asad
and then drew near, and came close
Muhammad Ahmed - Samira
Then he neared, so he lowered/dropped
Mohammad Shafi
Then he drew near, and came dow
Mir Aneesuddin
Then he came near and he came down
Maulana Muhammad Ali
Then he drew near, drew nearer yet
Maududi
Then he drew near and hung above suspended
Linda "iLham" Barto
He then approached and came closer…
John Medows Rodwell
Then came he nearer and approached
Irving/Hegab
Then he approached and came right down,
Hilali - Khan
Then he (Jibrael (Gabriel)) approached and came closer
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
then he drew near, and became clos
Hamid S. Aziz
Then he drew near, and descende
George Sale
Afterwards He approached the prophet, and drew near unto him
Fode Drame
Then he drew near and lowered down.
Faridul Haque
Then the Spectacle became closer, and came down in full view
Edward Henry Palmer
Then drew he near and hovered o'er
Dr. Munir Munshey
He then, came closer and hovered
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.
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
Again, he came to pass near and hung suspended
Dr. Kamal Omar
afterwards he came closer, then became face to face
Corpus.Quran
Then he approached and came down
Bilal Muhammad 2018
Then he approached and came closer
Bijan Moeinian
the farest point.
Bakhtiari Nejad
then he came closer, and he came down
Arthur John Arberry
then drew near and suspended hung
Amatul Rahman Omar
Then he drew near to Him and afterwards he descended (to mankind, for their guidance)
Ali Ünal
Then, he drew near and came close
Ali Quli Qara'i
Then he drew nearer and neare
Aisha Bewley
Then he drew near and hung suspended.
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
Then that splendid sight drew nearer, then he came close well.
Ahmed Hulusi
The he approached and descended (externality transformed into internality).
Ahmed Ali
Then he drew near and drew close
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
Thereafter he drew nigh, then he let himself down
Abdul Hye
then he (Gabriel) approached and came closer
Abdel Haleem
and then approached––coming dow