Surah Qaf — Verse 21

The Letter "Qaf" · 50:21 · 21/45

وَجَآءَتْ كُلُّ نَفْسٍ مَّعَهَا سَآئِقٌ وَشَهِيدٌ

Wajaat kullu nafsin maAAaha sa-iqunwashaheed

Verse recitation

Translations of this verse 11

Saheeh International

And every soul will come, with it a driver and a witness.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

Each person will arrive attended by an [angel] to drive him on and another to bear witness:

Marmaduke Pickthall

And every soul cometh, along with it a driver and a witness.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

And there will come forth every soul: with each will be an (angel) to drive, and an (angel) to bear witness.

Mufti Taqi Usmani

And everybody will come, along with one (angel) to drive (him to the field of reckoning) and one (angel) to testify (about his deeds).

Al-Hilali & Khan

And every person will come forth along with an (angel) to drive (him) and an (angel) to bear witness.

Abul A'la Maududi (Tafhim)

Everyone has come, each attended by one who will drive him on, and another who will bear witness.

Muhammad Asad — The Message of the Qur’an

And every human being will come forward with [his erstwhile] inner urges and [his] conscious mind,

Rowwad · source edition

Everyone will come, accompanied by an angel to drive him and another to testify[13].

Notes

[13] i.e., one driving him for Judgment and another as a witness for his deeds.

Noor International · source edition

(21) And every soul will come, with it a driver and a witness.[1530]

Notes

[1530]- i.e., one angel driving the soul to the Judgement and one to testify as to its deeds.