ق : ١٨

  • مَّا Not
  • يَلۡفِظُ he utters
  • مِن any
  • قَوۡلٍ word
  • إِلَّا but
  • لَدَيۡهِ with him
  • رَقِيبٌ (is) an observer
  • عَتِيدٞ ready
He [i.e., man] utters no word except that with him is an observer prepared [to record].
he does not utter a word but that there is beside him a watcher, a guardian, [who is] ready, present (both [raqeebun, 'watcher', and 'ateedun, 'ready'] are meant to indicate the dual).