Quran 6:61 — Al-An'aam, verse 61
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
He is the Supreme Master over His subjects. He sends out recorders to watch over you until, when death overtakes any of you, those sent by Us take his soul- they never fail in their duty.
وَهُوَ الْقَاهِرُ فَوْقَ عِبَادِهِ ۖ وَيُرْسِلُ عَلَيْكُمْ حَفَظَةً حَتَّىٰ إِذَا جَاءَ أَحَدَكُمُ الْمَوْتُ تَوَفَّتْهُ رُسُلُنَا وَهُمْ لَا يُفَرِّطُونَ
wahuwa l-qāhiru fawqa ʿibādihi wayur'silu ʿalaykum ḥafaẓatan ḥattā idhā jāa aḥadakumu l-mawtu tawaffathu rusulunā wahum lā yufarriṭūna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- He is the Omnipotent over His servants. He sends recorders over you till, when any one of you is visited by death, Our messengers take him and they neglect not.
- Muhammad Asad
- And He alone holds sway over His servants. And He sends forth heavenly forces to watch over you until, when death approaches any of you, Our messengers cause him to die: and they do not overlook [anyone].
- Sahih International
- And He is the subjugator over His servants, and He sends over you guardian-angels until, when death comes to one of you, Our messengers [i.e., angels of death] take him, and they do not fail [in their duties].
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَهُوَwahuwa | And He | — |
| 2 | ٱلْقَاهِرُl-qāhiru | (is) the Subjugator | قهر |
| 3 | فَوْقَfawqa | over | فوق |
| 4 | عِبَادِهِۦ ۖʿibādihi | His slaves | عبد |
| 5 | وَيُرْسِلُwayur'silu | and He sends | رسل |
| 6 | عَلَيْكُمْʿalaykum | over you | — |
| 7 | حَفَظَةًḥafaẓatan | guardians | حفظ |
| 8 | حَتَّىٰٓḥattā | until | — |
| 9 | إِذَاidhā | when | — |
| 10 | جَآءَjāa | comes | جيأ |
| 11 | أَحَدَكُمُaḥadakumu | (to) anyone of you | أحد |
| 12 | ٱلْمَوْتُl-mawtu | the death | موت |
| 13 | تَوَفَّتْهُtawaffathu | take him | وفي |
| 14 | رُسُلُنَاrusulunā | Our messengers | رسل |
| 15 | وَهُمْwahum | and they | — |
| 16 | لَاlā | (do) not | — |
| 17 | يُفَرِّطُونَyufarriṭūna | fail | فرط |