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مَا يَلْفِظُ مِنْ قَوْلٍ اِلَّا لَدَيْهِ رَقِيْبٌ عَتِيْدٌ   ( ق: ١٨ )

مَّا
Not
yalfiẓu
يَلْفِظُ
he utters
min
مِن
any
qawlin
قَوْلٍ
word
illā
إِلَّا
but
ladayhi
لَدَيْهِ
with him
raqībun
رَقِيبٌ
(is) an observer
ʿatīdun
عَتِيدٌ
ready

Maa yalfizu min qawlin illaa ladaihi raqeebun 'ateed (Q̈āf 50:18)

Sahih International:

He [i.e., man] utters no word except that with him is an observer prepared [to record]. (Qaf [50] : 18)

1 Mufti Taqi Usmani

Not a single word is uttered by one but there is a watcher near him, ready (to record).