مَّا يَلۡفِظُ مِن قَوۡلٍ إِلَّا لَدَيۡهِ رَقِيبٌ عَتِيدٞ ١٨
He [i.e., man] utters no word except that with him is an observer prepared [to record].
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- مَّاNotmā
- يَلۡفِظُhe uttersyalfiẓu
- مِنanymin
- قَوۡلٍwordqawlin
- إِلَّاbutillā
- لَدَيۡهِwith himladayhi
- رَقِيبٌ(is) an observerraqībun
- عَتِيدٞreadyʿatīdun
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.
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran