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quran:89:22 –

And your Lord has come and the angels, rank upon rank,  

and your Lord, that is to say, His command, and the angels arrive rank on rank (saffan saffan is a circumstantial qualifier, meaning ‘standing in rows’ or ‘made up of many ranks’),
القرآن:٨٩:٢٢ –

وَجَاءَ رَبُّكَ وَالْمَلَكُ صَفًّا صَفًّا  

{وجاء ربك} أي أمره {والملك} أي الملائكة {صفا صفا} حال، أي مصطفين أو ذوي صفوف كثيرة.

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