Sam Gerrans - The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

When the two recorders record sitting on the right and on the left,

اِذْ يَتَلَقَّى الْمُتَلَقِّيَانِ عَنِ الْيَم۪ينِ وَعَنِ الشِّمَالِ قَع۪يدٌ
Ith yatalaqqa almutalaqqiyaniAAani alyameeni waAAani ashshimali qaAAeed
#wordmeaningroot
1idhWhen
2yatalaqqāreceiveلقي
3l-mutalaqiyānithe two receiversلقي
4ʿanion
5l-yamīnithe rightيمن
6waʿaniand on
7l-shimālithe leftشمل
8qaʿīdunseatedقعد
  • Aisha Bewley

    And the two recording angels are recording, sitting on the right and on the left.

  • Progressive Muslims

    When the two receivers meet on the right and on the left.

  • Shabbir Ahmed

    And so it may happen that two conflicting demands in his mind, sitting in opposite directions, pull him apart. (His reason, and his emotions (50:21)).

  • Sam Gerrans The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

    When the two recorders record sitting on the right and on the left,

  • The Monotheist Group The Quran: A Monotheist Translation

    When the two receivers meet on the right and on the left.

  • Edip-Layth Quran: A Reformist Translation

    When the two receivers meet on the right and on the left.

  • Rashad Khalifa The Final Testament

    Two recording (angels), at right and at left, are constantly recording.

  • Mohamed Ahmed - Samira

    When the two (angels) who keep the account, one sitting on the right, one on the left, take it down,

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

    When the two receivers receive, seated on the right and on the left.

  • Muhammad Asad

    whenever the two demands come face to face, contending from the right and from the left,

  • Marmaduke Pickthall

    When the two Receivers receive (him), seated on the right hand and on the left,

  • Abul A'la Maududi Tafhim commentary

    Moreover, there are two scribes, one each sitting on the right and the left, recording everything.

  • Abdel Khalek Himmat Al- Muntakhab

    Two angels sit as receivers by his sides, right and left, to take delivery of all that he advances of actions with reference to rendering an account of his life and conduct to Allah.

  • Bijan Moeinian

    To each man two angles (known as right hand side and left hand side) are appointed to register his deeds.

  • Al-Hilali & Khan

    (Remember) that the two receivers (recording angels) receive (each human being), one sitting on the right and one on the left (to note his or her actions).

  • Abdullah Yusuf Ali

    Behold, two (guardian angels) appointed to learn (his doings) learn (and noted them), one sitting on the right and one on the left.

  • Mustafa Khattab The Clear Quran

    As the two recording-angels—˹one˺ sitting to the right, and ˹the other to˺ the left—note ˹everything˺,

  • Taqi Usmani

    when the two receiving angels receive (every human act to record it), seated (one) on the right and (one) on the left.

  • Abdul Haleem

    with two receptors set to record, one on his right side and one on his left:

  • Arthur John Arberry

    When the two angels meet together, sitting one on the right, and one on the left,

  • E. Henry Palmer

    When the two meeters meet, sitting the one on the right and the other on the left,

  • Hamid S. Aziz

    When the two Receivers receive him, sitting on the right and on the left.

  • Mahmoud Ghali

    As the two Receiver (Angels) receive, on the right (hand) and on the left (hand), constantly seated.

  • George Sale

    When the two angels deputed to take account of a man's behaviour, take an account thereof; one sitting on the right hand, and the other on the left:

  • Syed Vickar Ahamed

    (Remember) that two (guardian angels) appointed to learn (his deeds) learn (and note them), one sitting on the right and one on the left.

  • Amatul Rahman Omar

    Behold, the two recording (angels) sitting one on (his) right and one on (his) left go on preparing the record (of his deeds).

  • Ali Quli Qarai

    When the twin recorders record , seated on the right hand and on the left: