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اقْتَرَبَ draw near in Arabic

اقْتَرَبَ is how you say “draw near” in Arabic.

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Example sentence

وفي السجود سبحانَ ربّي الأعلى فتضعُ النفسَ موضعَها عبدٌ يقتربُ بسجوده لا بصورةٍ يُنشِرها

In prostration: 'Glory be to my Lord, the Most High,' you place the self in its position: a servant who draws near through prostration, not through an image to be shared.

يَقْتَرِبُ who draws near

Present 'draws near', subject 'he' inside, describing the servant. The form (with -ta-) gives a sense of bringing oneself closer step by step.

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