Sam Gerrans - The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

And He is the Conqueror over His servants; and He sends guardians over you. When death has come to one of you, Our messengers take him, and they fail not;

وَهُوَ الْقَاهِرُ فَوْقَ عِبَادِه۪ وَيُرْسِلُ عَلَيْكُمْ حَفَظَةًۜ حَتّٰٓى اِذَا جَٓاءَ اَحَدَكُمُ الْمَوْتُ تَوَفَّتْهُ رُسُلُنَا وَهُمْ لَا يُفَرِّطُونَ
Wahuwa alqahiru fawqa AAibadihiwayursilu AAalaykum hafathatan hattaitha jaa ahadakumu almawtu tawaffat-hurusuluna wahum la yufarritoon
#wordmeaningroot
1wahuwaAnd He
2l-qāhiru(is) the Subjugatorقهر
3fawqaoverفوق
4ʿibādihiHis slavesعبد
5wayur'siluand He sendsرسل
6ʿalaykumover you
7ḥafaẓatanguardiansحفظ
8ḥattāuntil
9idhāwhen
10jāacomesجيا
11aḥadakumu(to) anyone of youاحد
12l-mawtuthe deathموت
13tawaffathutake himوفي
14rusulunāOur messengersرسل
15wahumand they
16(do) not
17yufarriṭūnafailفرط
  • Aisha Bewley

    He is the Absolute Master over His slaves. He sends angels to watch over you. Then when death comes to one of you, Our messengers take him, and they do not fail in their task.

  • Progressive Muslims

    And He is the Supreme over His servants, and He sends over you guardians. So that when the time of death comes to one of you, Our messengers take him, and they do not neglect any.

  • Shabbir Ahmed

    He is Supreme over His servants. His Laws guard your life until the inescapable Law of death approaches you. When death comes to one of you, Our couriers receive him without delay.

  • Sam Gerrans The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

    And He is the Conqueror over His servants; and He sends guardians over you. When death has come to one of you, Our messengers take him, and they fail not;

  • The Monotheist Group The Quran: A Monotheist Translation

    And He is the Supreme over His servants, and He sends over you guardians. So that when the time of death comes to one of you, Our messengers terminate his life, and they do not neglect any.

  • Edip-Layth Quran: A Reformist Translation

    He is the Supreme over His servants, and He sends over you guardians. So that when the time of death comes to one of you, Our messengers take him, and they do not neglect any.

  • Rashad Khalifa The Final Testament

    He is Supreme over His creatures, and He appoints guards to protect you. When the appointed time of death comes to any of you, our messengers put him to death without delay.

  • Mohamed Ahmed - Samira

    He has power over His creatures, and appoints guardians to watch over them. When death comes to one of you, Our messengers take away his soul, and do not falter.

  • Sahih International (Umm Muhammad, Mary Kennedy, Amatullah Bantley)

    And He is the subjugator over His servants, and He sends over you guardian-angels until, when death comes to one of you, Our messengers take him, and they do not fail .

  • Muhammad Asad

    And He alone holds sway over His servants. And He sends forth heavenly forces to watch over you until, when death approaches any of you, Our messengers cause him to die: and they do not overlook .

  • Marmaduke Pickthall

    He is the Omnipotent over His slaves. He sendeth guardians over you until, when death cometh unto one of you, Our messengers receive him, and they neglect not.

  • Abul A'la Maududi Tafhim commentary

    And He alone holds sway over His servants and sets guardians over you till death approaches any of you and Our deputed angels take his soul, neglecting no part of their task.

  • Abdel Khalek Himmat Al- Muntakhab

    He is the Supreme controlling and influencing power inherent in His servants and in all His creatures, and He sends down guardian angels who keep you in sight and commit to writing all your actions and the thoughts running before them until it is time for any of you to encounter death as predetermined by Allah, then Our Messengers disembody his soul and never are they negligent.

  • Bijan Moeinian

    God is in absolute control over His creatures. He puts His angels in charge of your protection and, once your moment of death arrives, the angel of death will take your soul away The Lord's angels never fail in their duties.

  • Al-Hilali & Khan

    He is the Irresistible, (Supreme) over His slaves, and He sends guardians (angels guarding and writing all of one’s good and bad deeds) over you, until when death approaches one of you, Our Messengers (angel of death and his assistants) take his soul, and they never neglect their duty.

  • Abdullah Yusuf Ali

    He is the irresistible, (watching) from above over His worshippers, and He sets guardians over you. At length, when death approaches one of you, Our angels take his soul, and they never fail in their duty.

  • Mustafa Khattab The Clear Quran

    He reigns supreme over all of His creation, and sends recording-angels, watching over you. When death comes to any of you, Our angels take their soul, never neglecting this duty.

  • Taqi Usmani

    He is Dominant over His slaves, and He sends guardians over you until when death comes upon one of you, Our deputies take his soul in full, and they neglect nothing (from their duties).

  • Abdul Haleem

    He is the Supreme Master over His subjects. He sends out recorders to watch over you until, when death overtakes any of you, those sent by Us take his soul- they never fail in their duty.

  • Arthur John Arberry

    He is the Omnipotent over His servants. He sends recorders over you till, when any one of you is visited by death, Our messengers take him and they neglect not.

  • E. Henry Palmer

    He triumphs over His servants; He sends to them guardian angels, until, when death comes to any one of you, our messengers take him away; they pass not over any one,

  • Hamid S. Aziz

    He is omnipotent over His servants; He sets guardians over you until, when death comes to any one of you, Our messengers receive him and they never fail their duty.

  • Mahmoud Ghali

    And He is The Vanquisher above His bondmen, and He sends preservers over you till, when death comes to any of you, Our Messengers take him up, and they (i. e., the Messengers) do not ever neglect.

  • George Sale

    And He is Supreme over His servants, and He sends guardians to watch over you, until, when death comes to anyone of you, Our Messengers take his soul, and they fail not.

  • Syed Vickar Ahamed

    He is the Irresistible, (Qahhar, Watchful) from above over His servants, and He sets guardians over you. At the end, when death approaches one of you, Our angels take his soul, and they never fail in performing their duty.

  • Amatul Rahman Omar

    And He is the All-Dominant over His servants, and He goes on sending guardians to watch over you. When death comes to one of you, Our messengers (-the angels) take away his soul. They neglect (their duty) in no way.

  • Ali Quli Qarai

    He is the All-dominant over His servants, and He sends guards to you. When death approaches anyone of you, Our messengers take him away and they do not neglect .