Quran 50:21 — Qaaf, verse 21
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
Each person will arrive attended by an [angel] to drive him on and another to bear witness:
وَجَاءَتْ كُلُّ نَفْسٍ مَعَهَا سَائِقٌ وَشَهِيدٌ
wajāat kullu nafsin maʿahā sāiqun washahīdun
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- And every soul shall come, and with it a driver and a witness.
- Muhammad Asad
- And every human being will come forward with [his erstwhile] inner urges and [his] conscious mind,
- Sahih International
- And every soul will come, with it a driver and a witness.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَجَآءَتْwajāat | And will come | جيأ |
| 2 | كُلُّkullu | every | كلل |
| 3 | نَفْسٍۢnafsin | soul | نفس |
| 4 | مَّعَهَاmaʿahā | with it | — |
| 5 | سَآئِقٌۭsāiqun | a driver | سوق |
| 6 | وَشَهِيدٌۭwashahīdun | and a witness | شهد |