Surah Qaf 50:18 — translation and meaning
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مَّا يَلْفِظُ مِن قَوْلٍ إِلَّا لَدَيْهِ رَقِيبٌ عَتِيدٌ
Word by Word
مَّا
ma
Not
يَلْفِظُ
yalfizu
he utters
مِن
min
any
قَوْلٍ
qawlin
word
إِلَّا
illa
but
لَدَيْهِ
ladayhi
with him
رَقِيبٌ
raqibun
(is) an observer
عَتِيدٌ
atidun
ready
Transliteration
Maa yalfizu min qawlin illaa ladaihi raqeebun 'ateed
Translation
Man does not utter any word except that with him is an observer prepared [to record].
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
Man does not utter any word except that with him is an observer prepared [to record]. He does not utter any statement except that there is an angel anticipating whatever he says, present.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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