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Surah 6. Al-An'am, Ayah 61

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وَهُوَ ٱلْقَاهِرُ فَوْقَ عِبَادِهِۦ ۖ وَيُرْسِلُ عَلَيْكُمْ حَفَظَةً حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا جَآءَ أَحَدَكُمُ ٱلْمَوْتُ تَوَفَّتْهُ رُسُلُنَا وَهُمْ لَا يُفَرِّطُونَ
Wahuwa alq a hiru fawqa AAib a dihi wayursilu AAalaykum h afa th atan h att a i tha j a a a h adakumu almawtu tawaffathu rusulun a wahum l a yufarri t oon a
And He alone holds sway over His servants. And He sends forth heavenly forces to watch over you52 until, when death approaches any of you, Our messengers cause him to die: and they do not overlook [anyone].
  - Mohammad Asad

Lit., "sends forth guardians over you".

He is the Irresistible (reigns supreme) over his servants and sends guardian angels over you. At length, when death approaches anyone of you, Our angels take his soul and they are not negligent in performing their duty.
  - Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik
He reigns supreme over all of His creation, and sends recording-angels, watching over you. When death comes to any of you, Our angels take their soul, never neglecting this duty.
  - Mustafa Khattab
He is the Omnipotent over His slaves. He sendeth guardians over you until, when death cometh unto one of you, Our messengers receive him, and they neglect not.
  - Marmaduke Pickthall
He is the Irresistible (watching) from above over his worshippers and He sets guardians over you. At length when death approaches one of you Our angels take his soul and they never fail in their duty. 882 883
  - Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Guarians: most commentators understand this to mean guardian angels. The idea of guardianship is expressed in a general term. God watches over us and guards us, and provides all kinds of agencies, material, moral, and spiritual, to help our growth and development, keep us from harm, and bring us nearer to our Destiny.

Angel: the word used is rusul, the Sent Ones, -the same word as for human Apostles and Messengers sent by God to teach mankind. The agents who come to take our souls at death are accurate in the performance of their duty. They come neither before nor after their appointed time, nor do they do it in any manner other than that fixed by the Command of God.

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