Surah Qaf vocabulary (16-30)

Front

بَلِ الْوَريدِ [habli l-warid]

Back

A vein in the neck.

Front

الْمُتَلَقِّيانِ [al-mutalaqqiyān]

Back

The two angels who are assigned with the task of recording the deeds of man.

Front

قاعِدٌ [qa 'idun]

Back

Sitting.

Front

رَقيبٌ [raqibun]

Back

Someone who watches or notices something.

Front

سَكْرَةُ الْمَوْتِ [sakratu l-mawt]

Back

The final moments of life.

Front

تَحيدُ [tahidu]

Back

Trying to escape.

Front

سائِقٌ وَشَهيدٌ [sa 'iqun wa-shahīdun]

Back

Two angels, one to guide man and the other to testify to his deeds.

Front

حَديدٌ [hadīdun]

Back

Clear and capable of seeing what you were denying.

Front

قَرينُهُ [qarīnu-hu]

Back

An angel or a devil accompanying man.

Front

عَتيدٌ ['atidun]

Back

Ready.