Qur’an 50:16 Qaf, verse 16
وَلَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ وَنَعْلَمُ مَا تُوَسْوِسُ بِهِۦ نَفْسُهُۥ ۖ وَنَحْنُ أَقْرَبُ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ حَبْلِ ٱلْوَرِيدِ
And We have already created man and know what his soul whispers to him, and We are closer to him than [his] jugular vein
Translation: Saheeh International. Brackets mark words added for clarity.
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Word by word
| Arabic | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| وَلَقَدْ | walaqad | And certainly |
| خَلَقْنَا | khalaqnā | We created |
| ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ | l-insāna | man |
| وَنَعْلَمُ | wanaʿlamu | and We know |
| مَا | mā | what |
| تُوَسْوِسُ | tuwaswisu | whispers |
| بِهِۦ | bihi | to him |
| نَفْسُهُۥ ۖ | nafsuhu | his soul |
| وَنَحْنُ | wanaḥnu | and We |
| أَقْرَبُ | aqrabu | (are) nearer |
| إِلَيْهِ | ilayhi | to him |
| مِنْ | min | than |
| حَبْلِ | ḥabli | (his) jugular vein |
| ٱلْوَرِيدِ | l-warīdi | (his) jugular vein |
In context
The verses around 50:16 in Qaf.
- 50:14وَأَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْأَيْكَةِ وَقَوْمُ تُبَّعٍۢ ۚ كُلٌّۭ كَذَّبَ ٱلرُّسُلَ فَحَقَّ وَعِيدِAnd the companions of the thicket and the people of Tubba'. All denied the messengers, so My threat was justly fulfilled.
- 50:15أَفَعَيِينَا بِٱلْخَلْقِ ٱلْأَوَّلِ ۚ بَلْ هُمْ فِى لَبْسٍۢ مِّنْ خَلْقٍۢ جَدِيدٍۢDid We fail in the first creation? But they are in confusion over a new creation.
- 50:17إِذْ يَتَلَقَّى ٱلْمُتَلَقِّيَانِ عَنِ ٱلْيَمِينِ وَعَنِ ٱلشِّمَالِ قَعِيدٌۭWhen the two receivers receive, seated on the right and on the left.
- 50:18مَّا يَلْفِظُ مِن قَوْلٍ إِلَّا لَدَيْهِ رَقِيبٌ عَتِيدٌۭMan does not utter any word except that with him is an observer prepared [to record].
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