Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
[for] no human being has ever been left unguarded
M. M. Pickthall
No human soul but hath a guardian over it
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
There is no soul but has a protector over it
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
There is no soul without a vigilant angel ˹recording everything˺.
Safi Kaskas
there is no soul without a protector over it.
Wahiduddin Khan
[for] no human being has been left unguarded
Shakir
There is not a soul but over it is a keeper
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
Truly, every soul has one who guards it.
T.B.Irving
Each soul has a guardian [set up] over it,
Abdul Hye
There is no human being but has a protector (angel) over him.
The Study Quran
Over every soul there is a guardian
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
There is no soul without a guardian over it.
Talal Itani (2012)
There is no soul without a Protector over it
Dr. Kamal Omar
There is no (human) Nafs but over her is a protector
(Just as Allah Almighty is taking care of each star in the galaxies, similarly) over each soul there is an appointed guardian angel
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
Decidedly over every self there is assuredly a Preserver
Muhammad Sarwar
There is no soul which is not guarded (by the two angels who record all of its deeds)
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
__there is no human being, but there is a watcher over him
Shabbir Ahmed
There is no person without a watch being kept over him. (The Law of Requital is ever-vigilant)
Dr. Munir Munshey
There is no soul without a guardian over it
Syed Vickar Ahamed
There is no soul without a Protector over it
There is no soul but that it has over it a protector
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
Every soul has a recorder over it
Abdel Haleem
there is a watcher over every soul
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
No soul is there but hath over it a watcher
Ahmed Ali
That over each soul there is a guardian
Aisha Bewley
There is no self which has no guardian over it.
Ali Ünal
There is not a soul but over it is a guardian
Ali Quli Qara'i
there is a guard over every soul
Hamid S. Aziz
Verily, every soul has a guardian over it
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
Indeed, every person has observer over him.
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)
There is no soul that does not have a protector over it
Musharraf Hussain
There is a keeper over every person.
Maududi
There is no living being but there is a protector over it
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
Every soul has a recorder over it.
Mohammad Shafi
Not a soul but has a protector over it.
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
There is no soul but there is a guardian over it.
Absolutely, everyone is well guarded
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
For every soul there is a watcher
Maulana Muhammad Ali
There is not a soul but over it is a keeper
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira
That truly every/each self (is) except on it a protector/safe keeper
Bijan Moeinian
That every soul has a protector
Faridul Haque
There is not a soul that does not have a guardian over it
Sher Ali
There is not a soul but has a guardian over it
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
There is no human soul but with a protector (appointed) over it
Amatul Rahman Omar
Remember! a guardian is appointed (by God) over every soul
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali
There is no human being but has a protector over him (or her) (i.e. angels incharge of each human being guarding him, writing his good and bad deeds, etc.
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame
There is no soul except that there is a keeper over it.
Munir Mezyed
I swear by these that every one has Angelic Guards.
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher
Each soul has a guardian set over it.
Linda “iLHam” Barto
There is no soul without a protector over it.
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation
There is no self but has a preserver over it.
Irving & Mohamed Hegab
Each soul has a guardian [set up] over it,
Samy Mahdy
Surely every soul is not without a keeper over it.
Sayyid Qutb
For every soul there is a guardian who watches over it.
Ahmed Hulusi
There is no soul over which there is no guardian (observer – protector).
Torres Al Haneef (partial translation)
There is no soul without a guardian watching over it
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli
There is not a soul but has a protector over i
That every soul is but protected by a guardian angel who watches over innocence and folly
Mir Aneesuddin
There is not a single soul which does not have a custodian over it.
The Wise Quran
There is not any soul except over it is a guardian.