# 50. Surah Qaf, Verse 18 - **Surah:** 50. Surah Qaf (The letter Qaaf) — سورة ق - **Verse:** 18 / 45 · **Juz:** 26 · **Mushaf page:** 518 - **Source:** https://quran.so/surah-qaf/verse-18 ## Arabic مَا يَلْفِظُ مِنْ قَوْلٍ اِلَّا لَدَيْهِ رَق۪يبٌ عَت۪يدٌ ## Transcription Ma yalfithu min qawlinilla ladayhi raqeebun AAateed ## Translations ### Aisha Bewley He does not utter a single word, without a watcher by him, pen in hand! ### Progressive Muslims He does not utter a word except with having a constant recorder. ### Shabbir Ahmed Not even a word can he utter but there is an ever-vigilant watcher with him. (The Law of Requital makes a meticulous record). ### Sam Gerrans — The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation He utters not a word save with him is a watcher ready. ### The Monotheist Group — The Quran: A Monotheist Translation He does not utter a word except a watcher is constantly with him. ### Rashad Khalifa — The Final Testament Not an utterance does he utter without an alert witness. ### Mohamed Ahmed - Samira There is not a word he utters but an observer is ready (to make note of it). ### Sahih International — (Umm Muhammad, Mary Kennedy, Amatullah Bantley) Man does not utter any word except that with him is an observer prepared [to record]. ### Muhammad Asad not even a word can he utter but there is a watcher with him, ever-present. ### Marmaduke Pickthall He uttereth no word but there is with him an observer ready. ### Abul A'la Maududi — Tafhim commentary He utters not a word, but there is a vigilant watcher at hand.[1] _Footnotes_ - [1] That is, on the one hand, We directly know man’s actions and movements, even his hidden thoughts; on the other hand, every man has two angels appointed over him, who are recording whatever he does and says; none of his actions or words is left unrecorded. This means that when man is produced in the court of Allah, Allah at that time Himself will also be knowing what each person has done in the world. Besides, there will also be two witnesses who will produce documentary evidence of the person’s actions and deeds. As to what will be the nature of this documentary evidence, it is difficult for us to have a precise concept of it. But from the facts that we are witnessing today, it seems certain that the voices and pictures and marks of man’s actions and movements are being preserved and imprinted on every particle of the environment in which he lives and works, and each one of these can be reproduced in exactly the same form and voice so as to leave no difference whatsoever between the original and its copy. Man is doing this on a very limited scale with the help of his inventions, but the angels of God neither stand in need of these machines nor are bound by any limitation. Man’s own body and everything around it is their tape and their film upon which they can record every voice and every image along with its minutest and most delicate detail precisely and exactly, and can make man hear, on the Day of Resurrection, with his own ears, in his own voice, those very things which he talked in the world, and can make him see, with his own eyes, the pictures of all his misdeeds, whose genuineness he would not possibly be able to deny. ### Abdel Khalek Himmat — Al- Muntakhab Nothing he utters and expresses in words, be it under his breath or openly disclosed but is related in writing by the two angels who keep a watchful guard. ### Bijan Moeinian Not even a word spoken is being missed in their registration. ### Al-Hilali & Khan Not a word does he (or she) utter but there is a watcher by him ready (to record it).[1] ### Abdullah Yusuf Ali Not a word does he utter but there is a sentinel by him, ready (to note it). ### Mustafa Khattab — The Clear Quran not a word does a person utter without having a ˹vigilant˺ observer ready ˹to write it down˺.[1] ### Taqi Usmani Not a single word is uttered by one but there is a watcher near him, ready (to record). ### Abdul Haleem he does not utter a single word without an ever-present watcher. ### Arthur John Arberry not a word he utters, but by him is an observer ready. ### E. Henry Palmer not a word does he utter, but a watcher is by him ready! ### Hamid S. Aziz He utters not a word but there is by him a watcher (sentinel, one who censors) at hand. ### Mahmoud Ghali In no way does he utter a saying except that close to him is a (Guardian) constantly ready. ### George Sale He uttereth not a word, but there is with him a watcher, ready to note it. ### Syed Vickar Ahamed Not a word does he (each angel) say, but there is a guard by him, ready (to note the deeds). ### Amatul Rahman Omar He utters not a word but (it is noted down by) a guardian (angel of his who) stands ready by his side (to record his words). ### Ali Quli Qarai he says no word but that there is a ready observer beside him. ### Ahmed Hulusi — Türkçe Kur'an Çözümü (İnsanın) her düşüncesini gözleyen (kaydeden) bir gözcüsü vardır! ### Ali Bulaç — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Türkçe Anlamı O, söz olarak (herhangi bir şey) söylemeyiversin, mutlaka yanında hazır bir gözetleyici vardır. ### Bayraktar Bayraklı — Yeni Bir Anlayışın Işığında Kur'an Meali İnsan hiçbir söz söylemez ki, yanında gözetleyen, yazmaya hazır bir melek bulunmasın. ### Diyanet İşleri — Kur'an-ı Kerim Türkçe Meali İnsan hiçbir söz söylemez ki onun yanında (yaptıklarını) gözetleyen (ve kaydeden) hazır bir melek bulunmasın. ### Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Yüce Meali Her ne söz atarsa mutlak yanında hazır bir gözcü vardır ### Elmalılı (sadeleştirilmiş) Her ne söz söylerse, mutlaka yanında hazır bir gözcü vardır. ### Gültekin Onan O, söz olarak (herhangi bir şey) söylemeyiversin, mutlaka yanında hazır bir gözetleyici vardır. ### Hasan Basri Çantay — Kur'an-ı Hakim ve Meal-i Kerim O, bir söz atmaya dursun, mutlak yanında haazır bir gözcü vardır. ### İbni Kesir O, bir söz atmaya dursun; mutlaka yanında hazır bir gözcü vardır. ### Muhammed Esed — Kur'an Mesajı insanın söylediği her şeyde yanıbaşında mutlaka bir gözetleyici bulunur. ### Şaban Piriş — Kur'an-ı Kerim Türkçe Anlamı Hiçbir şey söylemez ki onu gözleyen, tesbit eden biri bulunmasın. ### Süleyman Ateş — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Yüce Meali (İnsan,) Hiçbir söz söylemez ki yanında kendisini gözetleyen, dediklerini zapteden (bir melek) hazır bulunmasın. ### Yaşar Nuri Öztürk — Kur'an-ı Kerim Meali Bir söz sarfetmeye dursun, yanındaki gözcü hemen zaptediverir. ### Mustafa İslamoğlu — Hayat Kitabı Kur’an insandan herhangi bir söz çıkmaya görsün; illa ki, kendi içinde bile onu gözetleyip kaydeden Biri vardır. ### Erhan Aktaş (Eski Baskı) — Kerim Kur'an Söylediği her söz, yanındaki hazır gözleyicilerce gözlenmektedir. ### Ali Rıza Safa — Kur'an-ı Kerim Gerçek Söylemiş olduğu bir söz yoktur ki, onun yanında bir gözetleyici hazır bulunmamış olsun. ### Süleymaniye Vakfı (Eski Baskı) — Süleymaniye Vakfı Meali Ağzından çıkan her sözü kaydeden bir gözcü yanında bekler[1]. _Footnotes_ - [1] kiramen katibin Tekvir 81/10 ### Mehmet Okuyan — Kur’an Meal-Tefsir Kişinin her bir sözünün (davranışının) yanında hazır bir gözetleyici, bir kaydedici mutlaka vardır.[1] _Footnotes_ - [1] Benzer mesajlar: Al-i İmrân 3:181; Nisâ 4:81; Yûnus 10:21; İsrâ 17:13; Kehf 18:49; Meryem 19:79; Enbiyâ 21:94; Yâsîn 36:12; Zuhruf 43:80; Câsiye 45:29; Kamer 54:53; İnfitâr 82:10-12; Târık 86:4. ### Erhan Aktaş (10. Baskı) — Kerim Kur'an Söylediği her söz, yanındaki hazır gözleyicilerce gözlenmektedir. ### Erhan Aktaş — Kerim Kur'an Söylediği her söz, yanındaki hazır gözleyicilerce gözlenmektedir. ### Süleymaniye Vakfı — Süleymaniye Vakfı Meali kişi ne söylerse söylesin, yanında mutlaka hazır bir gözcü bulunur[1]. _Footnotes_ - [1] [Yunus 10/21,](https://quran.so/10/21) [Kehf 18/49,](https://quran.so/18/49) [Zuhruf 43/80,](https://quran.so/43/80) [Casiye 45/29,](https://quran.so/45/29) [Kamer 54/52](https://quran.so/54/52)-[53,](https://quran.so/54/53) [İnfitar 82/10](https://quran.so/82/10)-[12.](https://quran.so/82/12) ## Words | # | word | meaning | root | |---|---|---|---| | 1 | مَّا — mā | Not | — | | 2 | يَلْفِظُ — yalfiẓu | he utters | لفظ — Lam-Fe-Zay | | 3 | مِن — min | any | — | | 4 | قَوْلٍ — qawlin | word | قول — Kaf-Vav-Lam | | 5 | إِلَّا — illā | but | — | | 6 | لَدَيْهِ — ladayhi | with him | — | | 7 | رَقِيبٌ — raqībun | (is) an observer | رقب — Ra-Kaf-Be | | 8 | عَتِيدٌۭ — ʿatīdun | ready | عتد — Ayn-Te-Dal | --- Previous: https://quran.so/surah-qaf/verse-17.md · Next: https://quran.so/surah-qaf/verse-19.md Retrieved: 2026-08-15 Quran.so — https://quran.so — CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 — When quoting, name the translator.