Surah Qaf (ق) • The Letter "Qaf"

Quran 50:17

50:17

إِذْ يَتَلَقَّى ٱلْمُتَلَقِّيَانِ عَنِ ٱلْيَمِينِ وَعَنِ ٱلشِّمَالِ قَعِيدٌ

idh yatalaqqā l-mutalaqiyāni ʿani l-yamīni waʿani l-shimāli qaʿīdun

When the two receivers [i.e., recording angels] receive, seated on the right and on the left.

— Saheeh International

with two receptors set to record, one on his right side and one on his left:

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

(Remember) that the two receivers (recording angels) receive (each human being), one sitting on the right and one on the left (to note his or her actions).

— Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali

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Word by Word

إِذْidhWhen
يَتَلَقَّىyatalaqqāreceive
ٱلْمُتَلَقِّيَانِl-mutalaqiyānithe two receivers
عَنِʿanion
ٱلْيَمِينِl-yamīnithe right
وَعَنِwaʿaniand on
ٱلشِّمَالِl-shimālithe left
قَعِيدٌۭqaʿīdunseated