The Quran

سورة قٓ

Surah Qâf 50:16

Allâh is Almighty · Verse 16 of 45

وَلَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا الْإِنْسَانَ وَنَعْلَمُ مَا تُوَسْوِسُ بِهِ نَفْسُهُ ۖ وَنَحْنُ أَقْرَبُ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ حَبْلِ الْوَرِيدِ

Abdul Mannan Omar

We created a human being and We know what (dark) suggestions his mind makes to him. We are nearer to him than even (his) jugular vein.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

It was We Who created man, and We know what dark suggestions his soul makes to him: for We are nearer to him than (his) jugular vein.

Ahmed Ali

He created man and surely know what misdoubts arise in their hearts; for We are closer to him than his jugular vein.

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Ali Unal

Assuredly, it is We Who have created human, and We know what suggestions his soul makes to him. We are nearer to him than his jugular vein.

Daryabadi

And assuredly We have created man and We know whatsoever his soul whispereth Unto him, and We are nigher Unto him than his jugular vein.

Faridul Haque

And indeed We have created man and We know what his soul instils in him; and We are nearer to him than the hearts artery.

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And certainly We created man, and We know what his mind suggests to him -- and We are nearer to him than his life-vein.

Maulvi Sher Ali

And assuredly, WE have created man and WE know what his mind whispers to him, and WE are nearer to him than even his jugular vein.

Muhammad Asad

NOW, VERILY, it is We who have created man, and We know what his innermost self whispers within him: for We are closer to him than his neck-vein.

Muhammad Musin Khan

And indeed We have created man, and We know what his ownself whispers to him. And We are nearer to him than his jugular vein (by Our Knowledge).

Muhammad Pickthall

We verily created man and We know what his soul whispereth to him, and We are nearer to him than his jugular vein.

Muhammad Sarwar

We swear that We have created the human being and We know what his soul whispers to him. We are closer to him than even his jugular vein.

Muhammed ali Shakir

And certainly We created man, and We know what his mind suggests to him, and We are nearer to him than his life-vein.

Rashad Khalifa

We created the human, and we know what he whispers to himself. We are closer to him than his jugular vein.

Shabbir Ahmed

We have created man and We know the whispering that goes on within his mind (all the intricacies of his thought process), for, We are nearer to him than his Vena cava.

Commentary 50:16 “We know what suggestions his mind makes to him”وَنَعْلَمُ مَا تُوَسْوِسُ بِهِ نَفْسُهُshows that the Divine Law of Conservation extends even to our…

وَلَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا الْإِنسَانَ وَنَعْلَمُ مَا تُوَسْوِسُ بِهِ نَفْسُهُ ۖ وَنَحْنُ أَقْرَبُ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ حَبْلِ الْوَرِيدِ

50:16 “We know what suggestions his mind makes to him”وَنَعْلَمُ مَا تُوَسْوِسُ بِهِ نَفْسُهُshows that the Divine Law of Conservation extends even to our thoughts although not a word is uttered. Two reasons are given for this: the All-Encompassing knowledge of the Creator, and His being nearer to us than our “jugular vein” حَبْلِ الْوَرِيد .