﴿ فَكَانَ قَابَ قَوْسَيْنِ أَوْ أَدْنَىٰ ﴾

“until he was but two bow-lengths away, or even nearer.”

until he was from him the Prophet within the length of two bows away or even nearer than that until he the Prophet had regained consciousness and his fright had subsided