سُوْرَةُ الطَّارِقِ
Surah At-Taariq (86) — Ayah 4
إِن كُلُّ نَفْسٍ لَّمَّا عَلَيْهَا حَافِظٌ ﴿4﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
There is no human being but has a protector over him (or her) (i.e. angels in charge of each human being guarding him, writing his good and bad deeds)
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
إِن
in
Not
كُلُّ
kullu
(is) every
نَفْسٍۢ
nafsin
soul
لَّمَّا
lammā
but
عَلَيْهَا
ʿalayhā
over it
حَافِظٌۭ
ḥāfiẓun
(is) a protector
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
4. 1. That is, for every soul, angels are appointed by Allah who record all its good or bad deeds. Some say that these are the angels who protect humans.
