Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
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| Muhammad Asad | | [And so,] whenever the two demands [of his nature] come face to face, contending from the right and from the left |  |
M. M. Pickthall | | When the two Receivers receive (him), seated on the right hand and on the left | |
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985) | | Behold, two (guardian angels) appointed to learn (his doings) learn (and noted them), one sitting on the right and one on the left | |
Shakir | | When the two receivers receive, sitting on the right and on the left | |
Wahiduddin Khan | | and the two recording angels are recording, sitting on the right and the left | |
| Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar | | When the two receivers are ones who receive, seated on the right and on the left, | |
| T.B.Irving | | When both encountering [angels] meet, seated to the right and to the left, | |
| The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab | | As the two recording-angels—˹one˺ sitting to the right, and ˹the other to˺ the left—note ˹everything˺, | |
| Safi Kaskas | | as he receives the two recording agents, seated one on the right and one on the left. | |
| Abdul Hye | | (Remember!) that the 2 receivers (recording angels) receive (for each human) sitting on the right and on the left (to record actions) | |
| The Study Quran | | When the two receivers receive, seated on the right and on the left | |
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition) | | When the two receivers meet on the right and on the left | |
Abdel Haleem | | with two receptors set to record, one on his right side and one on his left | |
Abdul Majid Daryabadi | | Behold! when the two receivers receive-one on the right hand and one on the left a sitter | |
Ahmed Ali | | When the two (angels) who keep the account, one sitting on the right, one on the left, take it down | |
Aisha Bewley | | And the two recording angels are recording, sitting on the right and on the left. | |
Ali Ünal | | Remember that the two recording angels (appointed to record his speech and deeds), seated on the right and on the left, receive and record | |
Ali Quli Qara'i | | When the twin recorders record [his deeds], seated on the right hand and on the left | |
Hamid S. Aziz | | When the two Receivers receive him, sitting on the right and on the left | |
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali | | As the two Receiver (Angels) receive, on the right (hand) and on the left (hand), constantly seated | |
Muhammad Sarwar | | Since the two scribes are sitting on each of his shoulders, he does not utter a word which is not recorded immediately by the watchful scribes | |
Muhammad Taqi Usmani | | when the two receiving angels receive (every human act to record it), seated (one) on the right and (one) on the left | |
Shabbir Ahmed | | And so it may happen that two conflicting demands in his mind, sitting in opposite directions, pull him apart. (His reason, and his emotions (50:21)) | |
Syed Vickar Ahamed | | (Remember) that two (guardian angels) appointed to learn (his deeds) learn (and note them), one sitting on the right and one on the left | |
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International) | | When the two receivers receive, seated on the right and on the left | |
Farook Malik | | Besides this direct knowledge ,We have assigned to every one two scribes (guardian angels), the one seated on his right and the other on his left | |
| Dr. Munir Munshey | | (Remember)! The two sentries, (the two angels responsible for recording deeds), _ one sitting on the right (shoulder), the other on the left _ are receiving (and recording everything) | |
| Dr. Kamal Omar | | When the two Receivers (imposed angels) receive from the right and from the left in sitting posture | |
| Talal A. Itani (new translation) | | As the two receivers receive, seated to the right and to the left | |
Maududi | | Moreover, there are two scribes, one each sitting on the right and the left, recording everything | |
| Ali Bakhtiari Nejad | | when the two receivers (or recorders) sitting on the right and on the left receive (and record his works) | |
| A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018) | | Imagine two guardian angels appointed to observe, one sitting on the right and one on the left | |
| Musharraf Hussain | | When the two recording angels, one sitting on their right and the other on their left, record. | |
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition) | | When the two receivers meet on the right and on the left. | |
| Mohammad Shafi | | When the two frequently confronting voices, one located on the right and one on the left, confront each othe | |
Controversial, deprecated, or status undetermined works
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Bijan Moeinian | | To each man two angles (known as right hand side and left hand side) are appointed to register his deeds | |
| Faridul Haque | | When the two Receiving Angels receive (his deeds), one seated on the right and one on the left | |
| Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah | | When both receivers (the angels) receive, one on his right, the other on his left | |
Maulana Muhammad Ali | | When the two receivers receive, sitting on the right and on the left | |
| Muhammad Ahmed - Samira | | When/if the two receivers/meeters/finders meet from the right (side) and the left, protecting/guarding | |
Sher Ali | | When the two Recording angels record everything, sitting on his right and on his left | |
Rashad Khalifa | | Two recording (angels), at right and at left, are constantly recording. | |
| Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi) | | When the two receivers receive from him, one sitting on the right side and another at the left. | |
Amatul Rahman Omar | | Behold, the two recording (angels) sitting one on (his) right and one on (his) left go on preparing the record (of his deeds) | |
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri | | When the two receivers receive (the recording angels write down his every communication and work), sitting on the right and on the left | |
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali | | (Remember!) that the two receivers (recording angels) receive (each human being after he or she has attained the age of puberty), one sitting on the right and one on the left (to note his or her actions) | |
