The Quran

سورة قٓ

Surah Qâf 50:21

Allâh is Almighty · Verse 21 of 45

وَجَاءَتْ كُلُّ نَفْسٍ مَعَهَا سَائِقٌ وَشَهِيدٌ

Abdul Mannan Omar

And every soul shall come forth (to account for his deeds). He will be accompanied by (an angel) who shall drive it and (an angel) who shall bear witness.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

And there will come forth every soul: with each will be an (angel) to drive, and an (angel) to bear witness.

Ahmed Ali

Each soul will come with a driver and a witness.

12 more translations

Ali Unal

And every person will come (before the Supreme Court) with one (angel) driving, and one (angel) bearing witness.

Daryabadi

And there shall come every soul therewith shall be a driver and a witness.

Faridul Haque

And every soul came, along with a herder and a witness.

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And every soul comes, with it a driver and a witness.

Maulvi Sher Ali

And every soul shall come forth and along with it there will be an angel to bear witness.

Muhammad Asad

And every human being will come forward with [his erstwhile] inner urges and [his] conscious mind,

Muhammad Musin Khan

And every person will come forth along with an (angel) to drive (him), and an (angel) to bear witness.

Muhammad Pickthall

And every soul cometh, along with it a driver and a witness.

Muhammad Sarwar

Every soul will be accompanied (by an angel) behind him and another as a witness.

Muhammed ali Shakir

And every soul shall come, with it a driver and a witness.

Rashad Khalifa

Every soul comes with a herder and a witness.

Shabbir Ahmed

And every person will come with his actions and their imprints on the ‘self’.

Commentary 50:21 “And every soul shall come forth (to account for his deeds). He will be accompanied by (an angel) who shall drive it and (an angel) who shall bear…

وَجَاءَتْ كُلُّ نَفْسٍ مَّعَهَا سَائِقٌ وَشَهِيدٌ

50:21 “And every soul shall come forth (to account for his deeds). He will be accompanied by (an angel) who shall drive it and (an angel) who shall bear witness. This means that everything which has been preserved (cf. 50:4) will become manifest on the Day of Resurrection.