Surah Qaf, Ayah 17 (50:17)

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إِذْ يَتَلَقَّى ٱلْمُتَلَقِّيَانِ عَنِ ٱلْيَمِينِ وَعَنِ ٱلشِّمَالِ قَعِيدٌ

Quran 50:17 is ayah 17 of Surah Qaf (“The Letter "Qaf"”), a Meccan surah of 45 ayahs. It is in Juz 26, on page 519 of the Madani Mushaf.

50:17
إِذْيَتَلَقَّىٱلْمُتَلَقِّيَانِعَنِٱلْيَمِينِوَعَنِٱلشِّمَالِقَعِيدٌ١٧
idh yatalaqqā l-mutalaqiyāni ʿani l-yamīni waʿani l-shimāli qaʿīdun

When the two receivers [i.e., recording angels] receive, seated on the right and on the left.(17)

Word by word

  1. إِذْidhWhen
  2. يَتَلَقَّىyatalaqqāreceive
  3. ٱلْمُتَلَقِّيَانِl-mutalaqiyānithe two receivers
  4. عَنِʿanion
  5. ٱلْيَمِينِl-yamīnithe right
  6. وَعَنِwaʿaniand on
  7. ٱلشِّمَالِl-shimālithe left
  8. قَعِيدٌqaʿīdunseated

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