Quran 50:18 Word by Word & Translations
50:18 Word by Word (2021)
50:18 Arabic
50:18 Transliteration
Not he utters any word but with him (is) an observer ready.
50:18 Arabic
مَّا يَلْفِظُ مِن قَوْلٍ إِلَّا لَدَيْهِ رَقِيبٌ عَتِيدٌ
50:18 Transliteration
Ma yalfithu min qawlin illa ladayhi raqeebun AAateedun
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
He does not utter a word except a watcher is constantly with him.
Abdel Haleem
he does not utter a single word without an ever-present watcher
Abdul Hye
not a word does one utter but there is a watcher by it ready (to record).
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
Not a word he uttereth but there is with him a watcher ready
Ahmed Ali
There is not a word he utters but an observer is ready (to make note of it)
Ahmed Hulusi
Every thought (of man) is observed (recorded) by an observer!
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
Not a word he utters but there is sitting a watcher ready by him.
Aisha Bewley
He does not utter a single word, without a watcher by him, pen in hand!
Ali Ünal
Not a word does he utter but there is a watcher by him, ever-present
Ali Quli Qara'i
he says no word but that there is a ready observer beside him
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)
Arthur John Arberry
not a word he utters, but by him is an observer ready
Bakhtiari Nejad
he does not speak a word unless there is a watcher with him ready (to record).
Bijan Moeinian
Not even a word spoken is being missed in their registration
Bilal Muhammad 2018
Not a word do they utter, except that there is with him a ready observer
Corpus.Quran
Not he utters any word but with him (is) an observer ready
Dr. Kamal Omar
not a word does he (i.e., , the human being) utter but (then and there) with him is a sentinel ever ready (to record)
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
he utters not a saying but that there is one ready, watching over near him
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
Not a word does he utter but a watcher is there beside him ready (to write it)
Dr. Munir Munshey
Not a word uttered by any person, escapes (the attention of) the vigilant observers _ (the angels assigned over him)
Edward Henry Palmer
not a word does he utter, but a watcher is by him ready
Faridul Haque
He does not utter a single word, without a ready recorder seated next to him
Fode Drame
He does not utter a word except that in his presence there is a watcher well stationed.
George Sale
He uttereth not a word, but there is with him a watcher, ready to note it
Hamid S. Aziz
He utters not a word but there is by him a watcher (sentinel, one who censors) at hand
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
whatever phrase he utters, an observer is present
Hilali - Khan
Not a word does he (or she) utter, but there is a watcher by him ready (to record it)
Irving/Hegab
he will utter no statement unless he has an observer on hand ready to note it down.
John Medows Rodwell
Not a word doth he utter, but there is a watcher with him ready to note it down
Linda "iLham" Barto
Not even a word does he/she utter without an observer [angel] ready [to note it].
Maududi
He utters not a word, but there is a vigilant watcher at hand
Maulana Muhammad Ali
He utters not a word but there is by him a watcher at hand
Mir Aneesuddin
he does not utter a word but one vigilant near him is ready.
Mohammad Shafi
He utters not a word but is there a sentinel by him, ready [to record it]
Muhammad Ahmed - Samira
Nothing emits/vocalizes from a word except at Him (is a) prepared/made ready observer/guard
Muhammad Asad
not even a word can he utter but there is a watcher with him, ever-present
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
In no way does he utter a saying except that close to him is a (Guardian) constantly ready
Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall
He uttereth no word but there is with him an observer ready
Muhammad Sarwar
The human being will certainly experience the agony of deat
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
Not a single word is uttered by one but there is a watcher near him, ready (to record)
Munir Mezyed
Not a word does he utter but there is by him a keeper at hand.
MunirMezyed2023
Not a single word does he utter but there is by him a keeper at hand.
Musharraf Hussain
Not a word they speak goes unrecorded by a vigilant observer.
Mustafa Khattab 2018
not a word does a person utter without having a ˹vigilant˺ observer ready ˹to write it down˺.
Mustaqim
He does not utter a word but there is an observer present with him.
N J Dawood 2014
no word he utters but shall be noted down by a vigilant guard
Rashad Khalifa
Not an utterance does he utter without an alert witness.
Safi Kaskas
He does not utter any word, without a vigilant observer present with him.
Samy Mahdy
He does not pronounce among a say, except with him, a ready observer.
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)
Shakir
He utters not a word but there is by him a watcher at hand
Sher Ali
He utters not a word but there is by him a guardian angel ready to record it
Syed Vickar Ahamed
Not a word does he (each angel) say, but there is a guard by him, ready (to note the deeds)
T.B.Irving
he will utter no statement unless he has an observer on hand ready to note it down.
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
Every word he utters is noted by a vigilant scribe nearby.
Talal Itani (2012)
Not a word does he utter, but there is a watcher by him, ready
The Study Quran
no word does he utter without a ready watcher beside him
The Wise Quran
Not a word does he utter, but a watcher is by him ready.
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)
Man does not utter any word except that with him is an observer prepared [to record]
Wahiduddin Khan
each word he utters shall be noted down by a vigilant guardian
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
Not a word does he utter but there is a sentinel by him, ready (to note it)