مَّا يَلْفِظُ مِن قَوْلٍ إِلَّا لَدَيْهِ رَقِيبٌ عَتِيدٌ
- EnglishSaheeh International
- He [i.e., man] utters no word except that with him is an observer prepared [to record].
- TamilJan Trust Foundation
- கண்காணித்து எழுதக்கூடியவர் அவனிடம் (மனிதனிடம்) இல்லாமல் எந்த சொல்லையும் அவன் மொழிவதில்லை.
- SinhalaRuwwad Center
- කිසිදු වදනක් ඔහු උච්චාරණය කළ ද (සියල්ල) නිරීක්ෂා කරන සටහන් කරන්නෙකු ඔහු අසලින් සිටින්නේ ම ය.
- UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
- (انسان) منھ سے کوئی لفﻆ نکال نہیں پاتا مگر کہ اس کے پاس نگہبان تیار ہے.
- JapaneseRyoichi Mita
- かれがまだ一言も言わないのに，かれの傍の看守は（記録の）準備を整えている。
- ChineseMa Jian
- 他每说一句话，他面前都有天神当场监察。
Tafsir of 50:18
Allah encompasses and watches all of Man's Activity Allah the Exalted affirms His absolute dominance over mankind, being their Creator and the Knower of everything about them. Allah the Exalted has complete knowledge of all thoughts that cross the mind of man, be they good or evil. In the Sahih, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, «إِنَّ اللهَ تَعَالَى تَجَاوَزَ لِأُمَّتِي مَا حَدَّثَتْ بِهِ أَنْفُسَهَا مَا لَمْ تَقُلْ أَوْ تَعْمَل» (Verily, Allah the Exalted has forgiven my Ummah (Muslims) for what they talk (think) to themselves about, as long as they do not utter or implement it.) The statement of Allah the Exalted, وَنَحْنُ أَقْرَبُ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ حَبْلِ الْوَرِيدِ (And We are nearer to him than his jugular vein.) means, His angels are nearer to man than his jugular vein. Those who explained `We' in the Ayah to mean `Our knowledge,' have done so to avoid falling into the idea of incarnation or indwelling; but these two creeds are false according to the consensus of Muslims. Allah is praised and glorified, He is far hallowed beyond what they ascribe to Him.…
Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
