إِذْ يَتَلَقَّى الْمُتَلَقِّيَانِ refers to two angels that met you at the time you were born and continually “meet” you thereafter.
The two angels are positioned on the right and the left and receive everything that comes from you in terms of actions.
Records good deeds.
Records bad deeds.
This verse is connected to the prior statement of Allah’s closeness (closer than the jugular vein). Though He has no need of angels to know, He informs us that He has assigned them.
Knowing that angels stand to our right and left, we become more mindful of what we do.
A recorded register can be presented to a person on the Day of Judgement as evidence.
Two angels are assigned to the human in the night and in the day, securing what he does and recording its effect.
Reading options: “to meet” (NAK’s understanding) or “to receive” (majority). The context frames the role of the two angels accordingly.
Sense: meet / receiveRefers to the two angels who receive. Under NAK’s view, the emphasis is on their “meeting”; under the majority, on their “receiving.”
Dual reference: two angelsImplies a purposeful, ready state—alert and in anticipation, not merely “sitting.” The form فَعِيل denotes a habitual or permanent condition.
Notes: Singular used though two are meant—either due to their unity or because فَعِيل can serve for singular, dual, and plural usage in Arabic.
Sense: constant readinessعَنِ الْيَمِينِ وَعَنِ الشِّمَالِ قَعِيدٌ
Two angels accompany every person, oriented to the right and left.
They receive all actions—good and bad—and record what is done and its effect.
Their state is constant, alert, and habitual—ever ready to record.