Popular Translations
Muhammad Asad
not even a word can he utter but there is a watcher with him, ever-present
Arthur John Arberry
not a word he utters, but by him is an observer ready
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
Not a word does he utter but there is a sentinel by him, ready (to note it)
Arabic
مَّا یَلۡفِظُ مِن قَوۡلٍ إِلَّا لَدَیۡهِ رَقِیبٌ عَتِیدࣱ ١٨
Transliteration (2021)
mā yalfiẓu min qawlin illā ladayhi raqībun ʿatīdu